mennisc
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editmennisċ
- 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
editDeclension of mennisċ — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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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
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editNominalization of the adjective.
Noun
editmennisċ n
Declension
editDeclension of mennisċ (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | mennisċ | — |
accusative | mennisċ | — |
genitive | mennisċes | — |
dative | mennisċe | — |
Descendants
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- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
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- Old English nouns
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