menen

See also: měněn

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *m-njan. Cognates are difficult to find, but Bruhn finds Northeastern Chin cognates (like Tedim Chin nin (“dirty”)).

Verb

menen

1. to be dirty, unclean
2. to make dirty
3. to sin

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 83, 228
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 57

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmə.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈme.nen]

Verb

menen

1. third-person plural present indicative of menar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: me‧nen
• Rhymes: -eːnən

Verb

menen

1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption

   Synonym: denken

   Hij meent dat hij recht heeft op meer salaris. ― He is of the opinion that he deserves more salary.

   Ik meen me zoiets te herinneren. ― I think I remember something to that effect.

2. to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in)

   Synonym: serieus bedoelen

   De excuses waren niet gemeend. ― The apologies were not sincere.

   Meen je dat nou? ― Are you serious?

3. (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)

   Synonym: bedoelen

4. (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)

   Synonym: bedoelen

5. (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)

   Synonyms: betekenen, heten

Conjugation

Conjugation of menen (weak)
infinitive	menen
past singular	meende
past participle	gemeend
infinitive	menen
gerund	menen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	meen	meende
2nd person sing. (jij)	meent, meen2	meende
2nd person sing. (u)	meent	meende
2nd person sing. (gij)	meent	meende
3rd person singular	meent	meende
plural	menen	meenden
subjunctive sing.1	mene	meende
subjunctive plur.1	menen	meenden
imperative sing.	meen
imperative plur.1	meent
participles	menend	gemeend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• mening
• ongemeend
• vermenen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: meen
• → Papiamentu: mèn, men
• →? Saramaccan: méni

Anagrams

• menne, nemen

Finnish

Verb

menen

1. first-person singular present indicative of mennä

Fula

Pronoun

menen (Pular)

1. first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun we, us

Dialectal variants

• minen (Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)

See also

• enen
• men
• meɗen
• hiɗen

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993), “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies‎^[2], volume 35, →DOI, pages 215-230

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

mênen

1. to mean, to signify
2. to intend
3. to mean, to stand for
4. to think, to be of the opinion

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• meinen

Descendants

• Dutch: menen
  • Afrikaans: meen
• Limburgish: meine

Further reading

• “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).

Verb

menen

1. to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
2. to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
3. to say, to express
4. to remember; to recall or bear in mind
5. to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
6. to complain of, to lament
7. to lament, to mourn (for)
8. to pity, to comfort

Etymology 2

From Old French mener (“lead”).

Alternative forms

• mayne

Verb

menen

1. to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
2. (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)

Mokilese

Etymology

By surface analysis, -men (animate noun classifier/indefinite marker) +‎ -en (2nd person singular demonstrative suffix).

Determiner

menen

1. that (animate noun near the speaker)

Usage notes

Menen is used only when talking about animate nouns that are nearer to the listener than to the speaker.

See also

Mokilese demonstratives

	general	animate	long	piece	plural
1st person (near speaker)	oawe	mene	pase	kije	pwiai, pwiak
2nd person (near hearer)	oawen	menen	pasen	kijen	pwian
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	oawo	meno	paso	kijo	pwiok

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

mēnen

1. to mean, to intend

Inflection

Conjugation of mēnen (weak class 1)

infinitive	mēnen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	mēno, mēnon	mēnida
2nd person singular	mēnis	mēnidos
3rd person singular	mēnit	mēnida
1st person plural	mēnun	mēnidon
2nd person plural	mēnit	mēnidot
3rd person plural	mēnunt	mēnidon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	mēne	mēnidi
2nd person singular	mēnis	mēnidis
3rd person singular	mēne	mēnidi
1st person plural	mēnin	mēnidin
2nd person plural	mēnit	mēnidit
3rd person plural	mēnin	mēnidin
imperative	present
singular	mēni
plural	mēnit
participle	present	past
	mēnendi	mēnit, gimēnit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mênen
  • Dutch: menen
    • Afrikaans: meen
  • Limburgish: meine

Further reading

• “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Spanish

Verb

menen

1. inflection of menar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

menen

1. definite plural of men