Meinung
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German meinunge, from Old High German meinunga. By surface analysis, meinen + -ung. Compare Dutch mening and English meaning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Meinung f (genitive Meinung, plural Meinungen)
- opinion
- Synonym: Ansicht
- Hyponym: Gegenmeinung (“opposite view, opposite opinion, opposing view”)
- Sie ist der Meinung, dass...
- She is of the opinion that...
Declension
[edit]Declension of Meinung [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Meinung”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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