menen
See also: měněn
Catalan
Verb
menen
- third-person plural present indicative form of menar
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: me‧nen
- Rhymes: -eːnən
Verb
menen
- to think; to have an opinion or assumption
- to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in)
- (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)
- (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)
- (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)
Inflection
| Inflection of menen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | menen | |||
| past singular | meende | |||
| past participle | gemeend | |||
| infinitive | menen | |||
| gerund | menen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | meen | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | meent | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | meent | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | meent | meende | ||
| 3rd person singular | meent | meende | ||
| plural | menen | meenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | mene | meende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | menen | meenden | ||
| imperative sing. | meen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | meent | |||
| participles | menend | gemeend | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (think): denken
- (be serious): serieus bedoelen
- (have in mind): bedoelen
- (convey): bedoelen
- (have as meaning): betekenen; heten
Derived terms
- mening
- vermenen
Descendants
- Negerhollands: meen
- → Papiamentu: mèn, men
- →? Saramaccan: méni
Anagrams
- menne, nemen
Finnish
Verb
menen
- first-person singular present indicative of mennä
Fula
Pronoun
menen
- first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun we, us
Usage notes
- Used in Pular.
Dialectal variants
- minen (Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)
See also
- enen
- men
- meɗen
- hiɗen
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993), “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies, volume 35, DOI:, pages 215-230
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
mênen
- to mean, to signify
- to intend
- to mean, to stand for
- to think, to be of the opinion
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- meinen
Descendants
- Dutch: menen
- Limburgish: meine
Further reading
- “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).
Verb
menen
- to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
- to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
- to say, to express
- to remember; to recall or bear in mind
- to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
- to complain of, to lament
- to lament, to mourn (for)
- to pity, to comfort
Etymology 2
From Old French mener (“lead”).
Verb
menen
- to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
- (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
mēnen
- to mean, to intend
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: mênen
- Dutch: menen
- Limburgish: meine
Further reading
- “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Spanish
Verb
menen
- inflection of menar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
menen
- definite plural of men