Meente

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mēnte, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Akin to West Frisian miente, Dutch gemeente and German Gemeinde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːntə/
  • Hyphenation: Meen‧te
  • Rhymes: -eːntə

Noun

Meente f (plural Meenten)

  1. municipality
    Ju Meente Seelterlound. ― The Saterland municipality.
  2. community

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Meente”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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