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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish mænneskæ , borrowed from Old Saxon mennisko , from Proto-West Germanic *manniskō , cognate with German Mensch , Dutch mens (Swedish människa and late Old Norse manneskja are also borrowed from Old Saxon). The noun is derived form the Germanic adjective *manniskaz ( “ human ” ) , compare Old Norse menskr , Old English mennisc , Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 ( mannisks ) . This adjective is derived from the noun *mann- ( “ man, human ” ) (Danish mand ).
Pronunciation
Noun
menneske n (singular definite mennesket , plural indefinite mennesker )
human , human being , man ( a member of the species Homo sapiens or related prehistoric species of the genus Homo )
person , people ( individuals of all genders and ages )
Der var alt for mange mennesker i salen There were far too many people in the hall
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Humans; a Sami indigenous northern European family in Norway, around 1900.
Etymology
From Old Norse manneskja ( “ human being ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
menneske n (definite singular mennesket , indefinite plural mennesker , definite plural menneska or menneskene )
( zoology ) a human or human being ; man ( the tallest, most abundant, and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens . )
1873 , Henrik Ibsen , Kejser og Galilæer , page 421 :mennesker og dyr og træer og urter skabte sine lige efter evige love humans and animals and trees and herbs created its just according to eternal laws
1874 , Henrik Ibsen , Peer Gynt , page 74 :gøre menneske til dyr! turn man into animals!
1929 , Ronald Fangen , Nogen unge mennesker , page 88 :[jeg] beundrer hvad menneskene kan utrette admire what humans can accomplish
2000 , Margit Harsson, Stein , page 226 :[de bygde] enkle hus til periodevis opphold for mennesker og dyr simple houses for periodic stays for humans and animals
2010 , Tore Henriksen, I mors liv :i forhold til et voksent menneske er cellen ikke større enn et sesamfrø ved foten av Eiffeltårnet – men … minst like komplisert som hele mennesket in relation to an adult human, the cell is no larger than a sesame seed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower - but… at least as complicated as the whole human
( biblical ) man ( humans created in the image of God )
( biblical ) man ( the opposite of God , the fallen, as opposed to the heavenly and sacred )
1874 , Henrik Ibsen , De unges forbund , page 119 :min færd kan jeg forsvare for Gud og mennesker my conduct I can defend before God and men
1886 , Henrik Ibsen , Rosmersholm , page 167 :det er jo ikke så godt for et ensligt fruentimmer at stå imod, kan jeg tro. – Vi er jo alle sammen mennesker it is not so good for a single lady to resist, I can believe. - We are all human
1905 , Amalie Skram , Samlede Værker II , page 490 :han havde tigget Gud om kraft og naade til at bli et nyt menneske he had begged God for power and grace to become a new man
det gamle menneske ― the fallen man (who has not accepted Jesus Christ)
det nye mennesket ― the new man ; born again man
( biblical , obsolete , singular definite with genitive) mankind's
1880 , Jonas Lie , Rutland , page 273 :syvti til otteti favne er menneskens alder seventy to eighty fathoms is the age of man
1906 , Hans E. Kinck , Livsaanderne , page 61 :menneskens sind the human mind
1904 , Knut Hamsun , Det vilde Kor , page 68 :ligedan er det i menneskens ark likewise it is in the ark of man
menneskens sønn ― Son of Man ; Jesus Christ
an individual , person ; human being ( especially a sensible, civilised and moral person )
1877 , Jørgen Moe , Samlede Skrifter II , page 294 :[han] bluedes ved at blotte sit indre menneske blushed by exposing his inner man
1881 , Henrik Ibsen , Gengangere , page 27 :vi to gamle mennesker we two old people
1882 , Henrik Ibsen , En folkefiende , page 15 :unge, kække, frejdige mennesker young, handsome, cheerful people
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 58 :da får min mand rigtig se, hvilket slet menneske De er then my husband will really see what a person you are
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 167 :jeg har levet her som et fattigt menneske I have lived here as a poor man
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 171 :[jeg er ikke bare hustru og mor, men] først og fremst menneske first and foremost an individual
1873 , Henrik Ibsen , Kejser og Galilæer , page 31 :en pestagtig syge myrded mennesker for fode a plague-sickly murdered people for fodder
1918 , Gunnar Heiberg , Samlede dramatiske verker II , page 33 :jeg er da ikke mere end et menneske I am no more than a human being
1904 , Jacob B. Bull , Folkelivsbilleder II , page 3:[hunden] undersøger hans knær og hele lavere menneske examines his knees and the whole lower man
1929 , Ronald Fangen , Nogen unge mennesker , page 92 :jeg må gi dig den store kompliment at jeg synes du er et menneske I have to give you the big compliment that I think you are a person
1950 , Aksel Sandemose , Eventyret fra kong Rhascall den syttendes tid om en palmegrønn øy , pages 5–6 :kystboerne kunne i de små samfunnene sine være ordentlige nok mot hverandre, men den fremmede angikk dem ikke som menneske the coastal inhabitants could in their small communities be proper enough towards each other, but the stranger did not concern them as human beings
1999 , Ola Bauer , Forløperen , page 52 :her var alt et menneske kunne ønske seg here was everything a person could wish for
1999 , Ketil Bjørnstad , Fall , page 208 :dette var mennesker som følte ansvar for sin neste på alle måter, som respekterte nudel-selgeren like mye som sine lærerkolleger these were people who felt responsible for their neighbor in every way, who respected the noodle salesman as much as their teacher colleagues
2012 , Mette Anthun, Kari Birkeland, Emmas avec :Susanne brydde seg om mennesker, og passet på å følge opp folk hun intervjuet Susanne cared about people, and made sure to follow up on people she interviewed
1903 , Otto Sverdrup , Nyt Land II , page 285 :selv om det var ulv, fik en være menneske og vise barmhjerlighed even though it was a wolf, one got to be human and show mercy
1973 , Odd Solumsmoen , Nærme seg livet , page 105 :han ber om nåde. – La oss være mennesker! formaner han he asks for mercy. - Let's be human! he exhorts
Føle seg som et nytt og bedre menneske Feel like a new and better person
la oss være mennesker ― let us be human ; reasonable, fair
the sum of a human's characteristics
1896 , Hans E. Kinck , Sus , page 118 :mennesket i ham var blit saa lidet the human in him had become so suffered
1898 , Kristian Elster , Samlede Skrifter II , page 242 :[jeg] tyggede hver dag paa den bitre moral for at styrke mit indre menneske mod anfægtelser chewed every day on the bitter morality to strengthen my inner man against challenges
1890 , Henrik Ibsen , Hedda Gabler , page 57 :han har gjort et slags virkeligt menneske ud af mig he has made a kind of real human being out of me
1913 , Knut Hamsun , Børn av Tiden , page 33 :hun var for optat til at tænke videre paa sit ytre menneske nu she was too busy to think further about her outer human now
1952 , Jens Bjørneboe , Før hanen galer , page 145 :hva er du egentlig for et menneske, Paul? what kind of human being are you really, Paul?
1960 , Gerd Nyquist , Avdøde ønsket ikke blomster , page 28 :jeg kjente Sven, mennesket Sven bak all glansen av rik skipsreder I knew Sven, the human Sven behind all the splendor of a rich shipowner
2012 , Mette Anthun, Kari Birkeland, Emmas avec :en minister er bare et menneske, det forstår jeg jo flere saker jeg gjør på politikere a minister is just a human being, I understand that the more things I do to politicians
bare et menneske ― only human ; not perfect
a particular or specific person ( usually with a clear emotional emphasis, such as a condescending, compassionate or sympathetic intent )
1890 , Henrik Ibsen , Hedda Gabler , page 97 :jeg [syntes] synd i det lærde menneske I sorry for the learned man
1888 , Henrik Ibsen , Fruen fra havet , page 60 :stakkers menneske poor man
1874 , H. Meltzer, Politinotitser , page 54 :har De hørt sligt menneske til at snakke? have you heard such a person speak?
1874 , Henrik Ibsen , De unges forbund , page 29 :å nej, for en mund der sidder på det menneske oh no, what a mouth on that person
1918 , Gunnar Heiberg , Samlede dramatiske verker II , page 212 :hvad sier mennesket? Er han gal? what does man say? Is he crazy?
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 20 :å, men jeg tankeløse menneske, som sidder her og snakker! oh, but I am a thoughtless man, sitting here talking!
1874 , Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , En fallit , page 63 :tal da ikke så højt, menneske! do not speak so loudly, man!
1994 , Knut Hamsun , Knut Hamsuns brev I , page 479 :nu har han lagt paa sig adskillige pund menneske now he has put on several pounds of man
a non-specific person
1871 , P.Chr. Asbjørnsen , Norske Folke-Eventyr , page 26 :det kan være godt at have, naar der engang kommer et menneske it can be good to have, when a human once arrives
1877 , Arne Garborg , Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse , page 150 :hvorledes kan noget levende menneske falde paa at indbilde sig, ja at drømme om, at alt dette nogensinde skulde kunne forandres? how can any living person imagine imagining, even dreaming, that all this could ever be changed?
1965 February 13, VG , page 3:kan noe levende menneske i vårt fedreland egentlig gi oss en klar og utvetydig innføring i det fjerne obscur hvor vår tankeverden idag befinner seg[?] can any living human being in our fatherland really give us a clear and unambiguous introduction to the distant obscur where our world of thought is today
1995 , Mari Osmundsen , Sju sannferdige fortellinger , page 108 :alt det her kunne ikke noe levende menneske klare å holde rede på all this no living man could keep track of
2005 , Elisabeth Botterli et al. , Madonna-gåten :han hadde ikke fått et levende menneske i tale der heller he had not got a living person to speak there either
noe levende menneske ― someone, anyone
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /²mɛnːɛʃə/ , /²mɛnːɛskə/
Noun
menneske n (definite singular mennesket , indefinite plural menneske , definite plural menneska )
human , human being , man , Homo sapiens ; ( in plural form also ) people
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