Minne

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna “(loving) remembrance”.[1] Cognate with English mind.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnə/
  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne

Noun[edit]

Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)

  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
  2. (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous

Declension[edit]

Declension of Minne (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Minne
genitive einer der Minne
dative einer der Minne
accusative eine die Minne

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Minne in Duden online

Further reading[edit]

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