menning

See also: Menning and -menning

Faroese

FWOTD – 9 December 2013

Etymology

From menna (to develop, to increase), analogous to Old Norse menning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛnːɪŋk]

Noun

menning f (genitive singular menningar, uncountable)

1. development, progress
2. (weather) increase of wind

Declension

f6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	menning	menningin
accusative	menning	menningina
dative	menning	menningini
genitive	menningar	menningarinnar

References

Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998), “menning”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse menning (“education”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnːiŋk/

Noun

menning f (genitive singular menningar, nominative plural menningar)

1. civilization, culture

Declension

Declension of menning (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	menning	menningin	menningar	menningarnar
accusative	menningu	menninguna	menningar	menningarnar
dative	menningu	menningunni	menningum	menningunum
genitive	menningar	menningarinnar	menninga	menninganna

References

• menning in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.

Old Norse

Etymology

From menna (“to make a man of someone, breed”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

menning f

1. breeding, upbringing, education

Declension

Declension of menning (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	menning	menningin	menningar	menningarnar
accusative	menning	menningina	menningar	menningarnar
dative	menningu	menningunni	menningum	menningunum
genitive	menningar	menningarinnar	menninga	menninganna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “menning”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive