menning

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See also: Menning and -menning

Faroese

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Etymology

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From menna (to develop, to increase), analogous to Old Norse menning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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menning f (genitive singular menningar, uncountable)

  1. development, progress
  2. (weather) increase of wind

Declension

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Declension of menning (singular only)
f6s singular
indefinite definite
nominative menning menningin
accusative menning menningina
dative menning menningini
genitive menningar menningarinnar

References

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Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (menning)

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse menning (education).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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menning f (genitive singular menningar, nominative plural menningar)

  1. civilization, culture

Declension

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    Declension of menning
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative menning menningin menningar menningarnar
accusative menningu menninguna menningar menningarnar
dative menningu menningunni menningum menningunum
genitive menningar menningarinnar menninga menninganna

References

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  • menning in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From menna (to make a man of someone, breed) +‎ -ing.

Noun

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menning f

  1. breeding, upbringing, education

Declension

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References

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  • menning”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press