mennisc

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmen.niʃ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Cognate with Old Frisian mennisk, Old Saxon mennisk, Old High German mennisc, Old Norse mennskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks). Equivalent to mann (“a human”) +‎ -isċ (“-ish”).

Adjective

mennisċ

  1. human
    Hwæt is þæs menniscan līfes ġecynd?
    What is the nature of human life?
    Iċ eom mann. Nāwiht mennisċes nis mē fremde.
    I'm a person. Nothing human is alien to me.
Declension
Declension of mennisċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mennisċ mennisċ mennisċ
Accusative mennisċne mennisċe, mensċe mennisċ
Genitive mennisċes, mensċes mennisċre mennisċes, mensċes
Dative mennisċum, mensċum mennisċre mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental mennisċe, mensċe mennisċre mennisċe, mensċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mennisċe, mensċe mennisċa, mensċa, mennisċe, mensċe mennisċ
Accusative mennisċe, mensċe mennisċa, mensċa, mennisċe, mensċe mennisċ
Genitive mennisċra mennisċra mennisċra
Dative mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum
Declension of mennisċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mennisċa, mensċa mennisċe, mensċe mennisċe, mensċe
Accusative mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċe, mensċe
Genitive mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan
Dative mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan
Instrumental mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan
Accusative mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan mennisċan, mensċan
Genitive mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena
Dative mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum mennisċum, mensċum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: mennesc, mennish, mænnisc, mannish

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the adjective.

Noun

mennisċ n

  1. people
  2. a people; nation, race
Declension
Declension of mennisc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mennisċ —
accusative mennisċ —
genitive mennisċes —
dative mennisċe —
Descendants
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