See Mensch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*mannisk"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *mannisk",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*manniskaz",
"t": "human"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*mann-",
"t": "human, man"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "מענטש"
},
"expansion": "Yiddish מענטש (mentsh)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "mens"
},
"expansion": "Dutch mens",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "människa"
},
"expansion": "Swedish människa",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"genitive"
]
},
{
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]
},
{
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"neuter"
]
},
{
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"neuter"
]
},
{
"form": "Mensch",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
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"feminine"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
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{
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"dative",
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]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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}
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{
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Bub"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bube"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Junge"
},
{
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"neuter"
],
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},
{
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"feminine"
],
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},
{
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},
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"literary"
],
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},
{
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"word": "Durchschnittsmensch"
},
{
"english": "noble person; term coined by Karl May",
"word": "Edelmensch"
},
{
"english": "individual, individual person",
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"philosophy",
"human-sciences",
"sciences",
"sociology",
"social-science",
"human-sciences",
"sciences",
"theology",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
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},
{
"english": "Elephant Man; historical nickname",
"word": "Elefantenmensch"
},
{
"english": "highflyer, successful person, man of success",
"topics": [
"sociology",
"social-science",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "Erfolgsmensch"
},
{
"english": "early man, early human, primitive man",
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"anthropology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "Frühmensch"
},
{
"english": "hedonist, sybarite, epicure, epicurean, pleasure-seeker",
"word": "Genussmensch"
},
{
"english": "God-man, Godman",
"tags": [
"Christian"
],
"topics": [
"theology",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "Gottmensch"
},
{
"word": "Gutmensch"
},
{
"english": "master human; member of the Master Race",
"word": "Herrenmensch"
},
{
"word": "Höhlenmensch"
},
{
"english": "present-day human/man/person",
"topics": [
"anthropology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "Jetztmensch"
},
{
"english": "head person, cerebral person",
"topics": [
"psychology",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "Kopfmensch"
},
{
"word": "Lebensmensch"
},
{
"word": "Nachtmensch"
},
{
"english": "contortionist",
"word": "Schlangenmensch"
},
{
"english": "Abominable Snowman, Yeti",
"topics": [
"cryptozoology",
"zoology",
"biology",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "Schneemensch"
}
],
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},
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"lang_code": "de",
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{
"categories": [
"German terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "She is a really awesome person.",
"text": "Sie ist ein ganz toller Mensch.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"human, human being, person, man"
],
"links": [
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"human being",
"human being"
],
[
"person",
"person"
],
[
"man",
"man"
]
],
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"ipa": "/mɛnʃ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnʃ]"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnt͡ʃ]"
},
{
"audio": "De-Mensch.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b5/De-Mensch.ogg/De-Mensch.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/De-Mensch.ogg"
},
{
"homophone": "mensch"
}
],
"word": "Mensch"
}
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"German interjections",
"German lemmas",
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"German terms derived from Middle High German",
"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms inherited from Old High German",
"German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms with homophones",
"German weak nouns",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"de:Human"
],
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{
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Fraumensch"
},
{
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Frauenmensch"
},
{
"word": "Frauensmensch"
},
{
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Weibsmensch"
}
],
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{
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"2": "gmh",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "mennisko"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*mannisk"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *mannisk",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*manniskaz",
"t": "human"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*mann-",
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},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "מענטש"
},
"expansion": "Yiddish מענטש (mentsh)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "mens"
},
"expansion": "Dutch mens",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "människa"
},
"expansion": "Swedish människa",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
"form": "Mensches",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "Menschs",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "de-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Mensches",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Menschs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Menscher",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Mensch",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Mensche",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Menschern",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Mensch",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Menscher",
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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"name": "de-noun"
}
],
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{
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"1": "n,(e)s,er"
},
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],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
"German derogatory terms"
],
"glosses": [
"woman"
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"woman",
"woman"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(now often derogatory) woman"
],
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"neuter",
"often",
"strong"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/mɛnʃ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnʃ]"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnt͡ʃ]"
},
{
"audio": "De-Mensch.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b5/De-Mensch.ogg/De-Mensch.ogg.mp3",
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},
{
"homophone": "mensch"
}
],
"word": "Mensch"
}
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"German interjections",
"German lemmas",
"German masculine nouns",
"German neuter nouns",
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"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms inherited from Old High German",
"German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms with homophones",
"German weak nouns",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"de:Human"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "mensche"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "de",
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},
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},
{
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*manniskaz",
"t": "human"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*mann-",
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},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "מענטש"
},
"expansion": "Yiddish מענטש (mentsh)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "mens"
},
"expansion": "Dutch mens",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "människa"
},
"expansion": "Swedish människa",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
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"1": "de",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "Mensch",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"man! rah!"
],
"links": [
[
"man",
"man"
],
[
"rah",
"rah"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/mɛnʃ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnʃ]"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛnt͡ʃ]"
},
{
"audio": "De-Mensch.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b5/De-Mensch.ogg/De-Mensch.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/De-Mensch.ogg"
},
{
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}
],
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{
"word": "Mann"
},
{
"alt": "mannomann",
"word": "Mannomann"
},
{
"alt": "Manno",
"word": "manno"
},
{
"word": "menno"
},
{
"word": "krass"
}
],
"word": "Mensch"
}
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