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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Derived from mindre
Verb
minske (imperative minsk, present tense minsker, simple past and past participle minska or minsket)
- to reduce, decrease
Derived terms
References
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian menniska, manniska, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
minske c or n (plural minsken, diminutive minskje)
- human, human being
- person
- man, mankind
Further reading
- “minske”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011