"mennish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛn.ɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mennish.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: * Modern uses are probably men + -ish. * Older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- or *men-. By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mannish, mensk, mense, and mensch. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|men|ish}} men + -ish, {{inh|en|enm|mennish|t=human}} Middle English mennish (“human”), {{inh|en|ang|mennisċ}} Old English mennisċ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mannisk}} Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*manniskaz}} Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*mann-|t=person, human}} Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*mon-}} Proto-Indo-European *mon-, {{m|ine-pro|*men-}} *men-, {{surf|en|man|-ish}} By surface analysis, man + -ish, {{doublet|en|mannish|mensk|mense|mensch}} Doublet of mannish, mensk, mense, and mensch Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mennish (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Like or characteristic of men. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Male

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