mening
Dutch
Etymology
From menen (“mean, suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”)
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/, /ˈmeɪ̯nɪŋ/
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- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: me‧ning
Noun
mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)
- opinion
- Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening
- She has a right to her own opinion
- Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening
Synonyms
- opinie
Derived terms
- meningsuiting
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- meining (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
From the verb mene
Noun
mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)
- an opinion (subjective thought)
- meaning (sense, significance)
- intention
Derived terms
- folkemening
- meningsfull
- meningsløs
References
- “mening” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
mena + -ing
Pronunciation
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Noun
mening c
- a meaning, a definition of a word
- a sentence, a grammatical phrase
- an opinion, an idea
Declension
Declension of mening | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mening | meningen | meningar | meningarna |
Genitive | menings | meningens | meningars | meningarnas |
Related terms
- meningsbyggnad
- meningsskiljaktighet
See also
- åsikt
- bisats
- huvudsats
- opinion