Männin

German

Etymology

Mann +‎ -in

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪn/
  • Hyphenation: Män‧nin
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Noun

Männin f (genitive Männin, plural Männinnen, masculine Mann)

  1. (biblical) woman
    • The template Template:rfc-sense does not use the parameter(s): 2=this isn't 1545 Lutherbibel but from some later year (1912?). Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.(Can we clean up(+) this sense?) 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Genesis 2:23 (with KJV translation)
      Da sprach der Mensch: Das ist doch Bein von meinem Bein und Fleisch von meinem Fleisch; man wird sie Männin heißen, darum daß sie vom Manne genommen ist.
      And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
  2. (rare) manly woman

Declension
Declension of Männin [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Männin die Männinnen
genitive einer der Männin der Männinnen
dative einer der Männin den Männinnen
accusative eine die Männin die Männinnen

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