Meisn

Bavarian
A Blaumeisn.

Alternative forms
  • Maasn (East Central, Vienna, Southern, Carinthia)
  • Moas, Moasn (West Central, Southern, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɛ̯sn̩/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæːsn̩/ (Vienna)
  • Hyphenation: Meisn

Noun

Meisn f (plural Meisn, diminutive Meiserl)

  1. chickadee, tit
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