meene

Estonian

Etymology 1

From meenuma +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːne/, [ˈmeːne̞]

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

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Confer 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