"minke" meaning in All languages combined

See minke on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: minkes [plural]
Etymology: From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|minkehval}} Norwegian minkehval Head templates: {{en-noun}} minke (plural minkes)
  1. Synonym of minke whale Wikipedia link: Minke whale, Svend Foyn Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: minke whale [synonym, synonym-of] Hyponyms (minke whale): Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Noun [Estonian]

Head templates: {{head|et|noun form}} minke
  1. partitive plural of mink Tags: form-of, partitive, plural Form of: mink
    Sense id: en-minke-et-noun-f0Q-0nsN Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: minkar [present], minka [past], minka [participle, past], minkast [infinitive, passive], minkande [participle, present], minke [imperative], mink [imperative]
  1. Alternative form of minka Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: minka
    Sense id: en-minke-nn-verb-G-RX7~o0 Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for minke meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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