"Mimimi" meaning in German

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Noun

Forms: Mimimis [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Mimimi [nominative, singular], Mimimis [genitive, singular], Mimimi [dative, singular], Mimimi [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Nominalization of the onomatopoeia mimimi. Etymology templates: {{nominalization|de}} Nominalization Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Mimimi n (strong, genitive Mimimis, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. (derogatory, informal) whining, complaining Tags: derogatory, informal, neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Mimimi-de-noun-~WnAAOwY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Noun

Etymology: Nominalization of the onomatopoeia mimimi. Etymology templates: {{nominalization|de}} Nominalization Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Mimimi m (strong, genitive Mimimis, plural Mimimis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Mimimis [genitive], Mimimis [plural], strong [table-tags], Mimimi [nominative, singular], Mimimis [definite, nominative, plural], Mimimis [genitive, singular], Mimimis [definite, genitive, plural], Mimimi [dative, singular], Mimimis [dative, definite, plural], Mimimi [accusative, singular], Mimimis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly plural) whiner Tags: colloquial, derogatory, masculine, plural, strong Related terms: Mimose
    Sense id: en-Mimimi-de-noun-xftTsScD

Inflected forms

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