"-mens" meaning in Dutch

See -mens in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -mensen [plural], -lieden [plural], -lui [plural]
Etymology: From the Dutch noun mens (“person”). Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|plural|-mensen|or|-lieden|or|-lui|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=m}} -mens m (plural -mensen or -lieden or -lui)
  1. someone who is an expert in an area Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--mens-nl-suffix-aSWcPflF
  2. someone who is employed or holds a position in an area Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--mens-nl-suffix-ySDFbwVD Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: -man (english: -man), -vrouw (english: -woman) Derived forms: brandweermens, politiemens, vakmens
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "brandweermens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "politiemens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "vakmens"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Dutch noun mens (“person”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mensen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lieden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-mensen",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "-lieden",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "-lui",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-mens m (plural -mensen or -lieden or -lui)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "english": "-man",
      "word": "-man"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "english": "-woman",
      "word": "-vrouw"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sportsperson",
          "text": "sportmens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "businessperson",
          "text": "zakenmens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is an expert in an area"
      ],
      "id": "en--mens-nl-suffix-aSWcPflF",
      "links": [
        [
          "expert",
          "expert#English"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "firefighter",
          "text": "brandweermens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "police officer",
          "text": "politiemens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is employed or holds a position in an area"
      ],
      "id": "en--mens-nl-suffix-ySDFbwVD",
      "links": [
        [
          "employed",
          "employed#English"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mens"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine suffixes",
    "Dutch noun-forming suffixes",
    "Dutch suffixes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "brandweermens"
    },
    {
      "word": "politiemens"
    },
    {
      "word": "vakmens"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Dutch noun mens (“person”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mensen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lieden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-mensen",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "-lieden",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "-lui",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-mens m (plural -mensen or -lieden or -lui)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "-man",
      "word": "-man"
    },
    {
      "english": "-woman",
      "word": "-vrouw"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sportsperson",
          "text": "sportmens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "businessperson",
          "text": "zakenmens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is an expert in an area"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expert",
          "expert#English"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "firefighter",
          "text": "brandweermens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "police officer",
          "text": "politiemens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is employed or holds a position in an area"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "employed",
          "employed#English"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mens"
}

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