"mens" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /mɛns/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-mens.wav Forms: mense [plural], mensie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch mens, from Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|mens}} Dutch mens, {{inh|af|dum|mensche}} Middle Dutch mensche, {{inh|af|odt|mennisko}} Old Dutch mennisko, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*manniskaz}} Proto-Germanic *manniskaz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|mense|||||diminutive|mensie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} mens (plural mense, diminutive mensie), {{af-noun|mense|mensie}} mens (plural mense, diminutive mensie)
  1. person, human being
    Sense id: en-mens-af-noun-jBXCRHqL

Pronoun

IPA: /mɛns/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-mens.wav
Etymology: From Dutch mens, from Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|mens}} Dutch mens, {{inh|af|dum|mensche}} Middle Dutch mensche, {{inh|af|odt|mennisko}} Old Dutch mennisko, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*manniskaz}} Proto-Germanic *manniskaz Head templates: {{head|af|pronoun}} mens
  1. one (indefinite pronoun) Synonyms: 'n mens
    Sense id: en-mens-af-pron-IB3HlaOM Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 39 61

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mens meaning in Afrikaans (3.3kB)

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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "dum",
        "3": "mensche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch mensche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch mennisko",
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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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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "mense",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "text": "Audio [mẽːs]"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch mensche",
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        }
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      "text": "Audio [mẽːs]"
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    },
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "6": "mense",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "text": "Audio [mẽːs]"
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      "text": "Audio [mẽːs]"
    }
  ],
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}

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