"mening" meaning in Afrikaans

See mening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪə̯.nəŋ/ Forms: menings [plural], meninge [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch mening, from Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to meen (“to mean, to suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|mening}} Dutch mening, {{inh|af|dum|mêninge}} Middle Dutch mêninge, {{suf|af|meen|ing|gloss1=to mean, to suppose|gloss2=-ion}} meen (“to mean, to suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|menings|or|meninge|||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} mening (plural menings or meninge), {{af-noun|s|pl2=meninge}} mening (plural menings or meninge)
  1. An opinion.

Inflected forms

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      },
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    {
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    },
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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    }
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      },
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      },
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
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    }
  ],
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}

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