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מינץ

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Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old High German muniz, munizza, from Proto-West Germanic *munit. Compare German Münze, Dutch munt.

Noun

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מינץ (mintsn, diminutive מינצל (mintsl)

  1. coin
    Synonyms: מאָנעטע (monete), מטבע (matbeye)
  2. change, spare change
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Noun

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מינץ (mintsf, plural מינצן (mintsn)

  1. mint (building)
    Synonyms: מינצאַרניע (mintsarnye), מינצהויז (mintshoyz), מטבעות־גיסערײַ (matbeyes-giseray), מטבעות־שלעגערײַ (matbeyes-shlegeray), מטבעות־קריצערײַ (matbeyes-kritseray)

Usage notes

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  • This term, like דינג (ding), seems to be chiefly used in European Yiddish, and less in American Yiddish.
  • The sense of "mint" as a building is not attested in the Yiddish-Belarusian Dictionary.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta. Compare German Minze.

Noun

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מינץ (mintsf

  1. mint (plant)
    Synonyms: מיאַטע (myate), מיענטע (myente), מיאַטקע (myatke)
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