mening

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch mening, from Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to meen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪə̯.nəŋ/

Noun

mening (plural menings or meninge)

1. An opinion.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to menen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: me‧ning
• Rhymes: -eːnɪŋ

Noun

mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)

1. An opinion.

   Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening.

   She has a right to her own opinion.

Synonyms

• opinie

Derived terms

• meningsuiting

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mening

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• meining (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From the verb mene

Noun

mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)

1. an opinion (subjective thought)
2. meaning (sense, significance)
3. intention

Derived terms

• folkemening
• meningsfull
• meningsfylt
• meningsløs

References

• “mening” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

mena +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

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Noun

mening c

1. a meaning, a definition of a word
2. a sentence, a grammatical phrase
3. an opinion, an idea

Declension

Declension of mening
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mening	meningen	meningar	meningarna
Genitive	menings	meningens	meningars	meningarnas

Related terms

• meningsbyggnad
• meningsskiljaktighet

See also

• åsikt
• bisats
• huvudsats
• opinion