Minze

German

Alternative forms

Münze (obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze)

Etymology

From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnt͡sə/
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Hyphenation: Min‧ze
Rhymes: -ɪnt͡sə

Noun

Minze f (genitive Minze, plural Minzen)

mint (genus Mentha)

Declension

Declension of Minze [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Minze	die	Minzen
genitive	einer	der	Minze	der	Minzen
dative	einer	der	Minze	den	Minzen
accusative	eine	die	Minze	die	Minzen

Hypernyms

Lippenblütengewächs, Lippenblütler, Lamiaceae, Labiatae

Hyponyms

Apfelminze, Bachminze, Frauenminze, Grüne Minze, Katzenminze, Krause Minze, Pfefferminze, Pferdeminze, Speerminze, Wasserminze

Related terms

Minzegeruch, Minzegeschmack

Further reading

“Minze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Minze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Minze”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
“Minze” in Duden online

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