Minn

See also: minn, mínn, and Minn.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• mien (Veldeke spelling)
• Min (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Müen, Müün (Karken)

Etymology

From earlier *müne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare Luxembourgish Minn (etymology 3), English minnow, German Möhne, Münne, Dutch meun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min/
• Homophone: minn
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

Minn f (plural Minne) (German-based spelling)

1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)

References

• „Münne“, Rheinisches Wörterbuch, digitalisierte Fassung im Wörterbuchnetz des Trier Center for Digital Humanities, Version 01/23, <https://www.woerterbuchnetz.de/RhWB?lemid=M07907>, retrieved 29.08.2023 (in German).

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min/
  • Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

From Old French mine. Compare English mine, German Mine.

Noun

Minn f (plural Minnen)

1. mine (excavation)
2. mine (explosive device)

Etymology 2

From French mine, from Breton min. Compare German Miene.

Noun

Minn f (plural Minnen)

1. countenance, expression

Etymology 3

From Middle High German *müne, from Old High German muniwa, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare regional German Möhn, Münne, Dutch meun, English minnow.

Noun

Minn m (plural Minnen)

1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)

Synonyms

• Wäisskapp