menig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch menich, from Old Dutch *manag, *menig, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

menig

1. many a

Derived terms

• menigeen
• menigte
• vermenigvuldigen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: mennige

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German mene.

Adjective

menig (indefinite singular menig, definite singular and plural menige)

1. common
2. rank-and-file

Derived terms

• menigmann

See also

• meinig (Nynorsk)

References

• “menig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “menig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Swedish

Adjective

menig (not comparable)

1. not an officer (of a soldier), private

   Rädda menige Ryan

   Saving Private Ryan

2. (nominalized) a private
3. (in some expressions) of the masses (as opposed to the upper classes, etc.)

Declension

Inflection of menig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	menig	—	—
neuter singular	menigt	—	—
plural	meniga	—	—
masculine plural2	menige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	menige	—	—
all	meniga	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• menig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• menig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• menig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnɪɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːnɪɡ/, /ˈmɛnɪɡ/

Noun

menig f pl

1. plural of maneg

Mutation

Mutated forms of menig

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
menig	fenig	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.