Minsch

Limburgish

Alternative forms

miensj (Veldeke spelling)
Mensch, Meensch, Mönsch
Minksch, Mingesch (East Limburgish-Ripuarian, uncommon)
Mins (West Limburgish)

Etymology

From a a substantivisation of the adjective from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈminʃ/, [ˈmint͡ʃ]
Rhymes: -inʃ

Noun

Minsch m (plural Minsche, diminutive Minschke) (German-based spelling)

human being, man

Related terms

Mensch n (“woman”)

Low German

Etymology

Cognate to German Mensch n

Noun

Minsch n

(possibly degoratory) woman

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