mening

Dutch

Etymology

From menen (mean, suppose) + -ing (-ion)

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/, /ˈmeɪ̯nɪŋ/
    (file)
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: me‧ning

Noun

mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)

  1. opinion
    Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening
    She has a right to her own opinion

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the verb mene

Noun

mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)

  1. an opinion (subjective thought)
  2. meaning (sense, significance)
  3. intention

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Etymology

mena + -ing

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

mening c

  1. a meaning, a definition of a word
  2. a sentence, a grammatical phrase
  3. an opinion, an idea

Declension

Declension of mening 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mening meningen meningar meningarna
Genitive menings meningens meningars meningarnas
  • meningsbyggnad
  • meningsskiljaktighet

See also

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