See Mensch on Wiktionary
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},
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *mon-\nProto-Germanic *mann-\nProto-Indo-European *-iskos\nProto-Germanic *-iskaz\nProto-Germanic *manniskaz\nProto-West Germanic *mannisk\nOld High German menniskder.\nOld High German mennisko\nMiddle High German mensche\nGerman Mensch\nFrom Middle High German mensche, mensch, from Old High German mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”). Compare Yiddish מענטש (mentsh), Dutch mens, Danish menneske, Swedish människa, all with the primary sense of “person” or “human being”.\nThe dialectal usage meaning \"girl\" or \"woman\" derives via an archaic sense of \"servant\", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of Mädchen (“girl”) to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of das Mensch (\"the girl\"), which is neuter in dialectal usage (as opposed to the masculine der Mensch (\"the person\") in Standard German).",
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"word": "Arbeitsmensch"
},
{
"word": "Echsenmensch"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "Gefühlsmensch"
},
{
"word": "Machtmensch"
},
{
"word": "Mensch ärgere Dich nicht"
},
{
"word": "Menschanschauung"
},
{
"word": "Menschenaffe"
},
{
"word": "Menschenfeind"
},
{
"word": "Menschenfleisch"
},
{
"word": "Menschenfresser"
},
{
"word": "Menschenfuß"
},
{
"word": "Menschengedenken"
},
{
"word": "menschengemacht"
},
{
"word": "Menschengeschlecht"
},
{
"word": "Menschenhand"
},
{
"word": "Menschenhandel"
},
{
"word": "Menschenjagd"
},
{
"word": "Menschenkenntnis"
},
{
"word": "Menschenkind"
},
{
"word": "Menschenleben"
},
{
"word": "menschenleer"
},
{
"word": "Menschenmenge"
},
{
"word": "Menschenmüll"
},
{
"word": "Menschenrasse"
},
{
"word": "Menschenscheu"
},
{
"word": "Menschensohn"
},
{
"word": "Menschentraube"
},
{
"word": "Menschenverstand"
},
{
"word": "Menschenversuch"
},
{
"word": "Menschenwelt"
},
{
"word": "Menschheit"
},
{
"word": "menschlich"
},
{
"word": "Menschwerdung"
},
{
"word": "Mitmensch"
},
{
"word": "Übermensch"
},
{
"word": "Unmensch"
},
{
"word": "Untermensch"
},
{
"word": "Vormensch"
}
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"bold_text_offsets": [
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24,
30
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],
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30
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],
"english": "She is a really awesome person.",
"text": "Sie ist ein ganz toller Mensch.",
"translation": "She is a really awesome person.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"human, human being, person, man"
],
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],
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},
{
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],
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},
{
"tags": [
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],
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{
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{
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],
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},
{
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Frau"
},
{
"english": "apeman",
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"word": "Affenmensch"
},
{
"english": "exceptional person; philosophical",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"translation": "exceptional person; philosophical",
"word": "Ausnahmemensch"
},
{
"english": "average person/man/human being",
"translation": "average person/man/human being",
"word": "Durchschnittsmensch"
},
{
"english": "noble person; term coined by Karl May",
"translation": "noble person; term coined by Karl May",
"word": "Edelmensch"
},
{
"english": "individual, individual person",
"topics": [
"philosophy",
"human-sciences",
"sciences",
"sociology",
"social-science",
"human-sciences",
"sciences",
"theology",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"translation": "individual, individual person",
"word": "Einzelmensch"
},
{
"english": "Elephant Man; historical nickname",
"translation": "Elephant Man; historical nickname",
"word": "Elefantenmensch"
},
{
"english": "highflyer, successful person, man of success",
"topics": [
"sociology",
"social-science",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"translation": "highflyer, successful person, man of success",
"word": "Erfolgsmensch"
},
{
"english": "early man, early human, primitive man",
"topics": [
"anthropology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
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"word": "Frühmensch"
},
{
"english": "hedonist, sybarite, epicure, epicurean, pleasure-seeker",
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"word": "Genussmensch"
},
{
"english": "God-man, Godman",
"tags": [
"Christian"
],
"topics": [
"theology",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"translation": "God-man, Godman",
"word": "Gottmensch"
},
{
"word": "Gutmensch"
},
{
"english": "master human; member of the Master Race",
"translation": "master human; member of the Master Race",
"word": "Herrenmensch"
},
{
"word": "Höhlenmensch"
},
{
"english": "present-day human/man/person",
"topics": [
"anthropology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"translation": "present-day human/man/person",
"word": "Jetztmensch"
},
{
"english": "head person, cerebral person",
"topics": [
"psychology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"translation": "head person, cerebral person",
"word": "Kopfmensch"
},
{
"word": "Lebensmensch"
},
{
"word": "Nachtmensch"
},
{
"english": "contortionist",
"translation": "contortionist",
"word": "Schlangenmensch"
},
{
"english": "Abominable Snowman, Yeti",
"topics": [
"cryptozoology",
"zoology",
"biology",
"natural-sciences"
],
"translation": "Abominable Snowman, Yeti",
"word": "Schneemensch"
}
],
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],
[
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],
[
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"person"
],
[
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"man"
]
],
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]
}
],
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},
{
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},
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"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Plautdietsch 1-syllable words",
"Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header",
"Plautdietsch lemmas",
"Plautdietsch masculine nouns",
"Plautdietsch nouns",
"Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German",
"Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon",
"Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Plautdietsch terms inherited from Middle Low German",
"Plautdietsch terms inherited from Old Saxon",
"Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
],
"glosses": [
"human, human being, person"
],
"links": [
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"human being",
"human being"
],
[
"person",
"person"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"word": "Mensch"
}
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