meene

Estonian

Etymology 1

From meenuma +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeˑne/, [ˈmeˑne̞]

Noun

meene (genitive meene, partitive meenet)

1. memento, keepsake

Declension

Declension of meene (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		meene	meened
accusative	nom.
	gen.	meene
genitive			meenete
partitive		meenet	meeneid
illative		meenesse	meenetesse meeneisse
inessive		meenes	meenetes meeneis
elative		meenest	meenetest meeneist
allative		meenele	meenetele meeneile
adessive		meenel	meenetel meeneil
ablative		meenelt	meenetelt meeneilt
translative		meeneks	meeneteks meeneiks
terminative		meeneni	meeneteni
essive		meenena	meenetena
abessive		meeneta	meeneteta
comitative		meenega	meenetega

Etymology 2

From mesi +‎ -ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːne/, [ˈmeːne̞]

Adjective

meene (genitive meese, partitive meest, comparative meesem, superlative kõige meesem)

1. covered with honey

Declension

Declension of meene (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		meene	meesed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	meese
genitive			meeste
partitive		meest	meeseid
illative		meesesse	meestesse meeseisse
inessive		meeses	meestes meeseis
elative		meesest	meestest meeseist
allative		meesele	meestele meeseile
adessive		meesel	meestel meeseil
ablative		meeselt	meestelt meeseilt
translative		meeseks	meesteks meeseiks
terminative		meeseni	meesteni
essive		meesena	meestena
abessive		meeseta	meesteta
comitative		meesega	meestega

Northern Ohlone

Alternative forms

• mēne (Harrington's orthography)

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone meen (“I”).

Pronoun

meene

1. you (second-person, singular, subject pronoun)

See also

Northern Ohlone personal pronouns

Number	Person	Subject			Object			Possesive
		Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic	Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic
Singular	First	kaana	ek-	-ek, -k	kiš, kaaniš	kiš-	-kiš	ek-, kaanak
	Second	meene	em-, im-	-em, -im, -m	miš	emiš-, imiš-, miš-	-miš	em-, meenem
	Third	waaka	Ø-2	-Ø2	wiš	Ø-2, eš-	-Ø2, -eš	i-, waakai-
Plural	First	makkin	mak-	-mak	makkiš, makkinše	—	—	mak-, makkinmak
	Second	makkam	kam-	-kam	makkamše	—	—	kam-, makkam
	Third	waakamak	ya-	-ya	yaṭiš	—	—	ya-, waakamak
1Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek). 2Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used. Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German meinen.

Verb

meene

1. (transitive) to think, to opine
2. (transitive) to mean, to be sincere/serious about
3. (transitive) to mean, to signify