Mennige
German
Alternative forms
- Mennig m
Etymology
From Middle High German menning m, mingen, menige, menge, menginge, meny, menye, mynge, mynye, miny, minig, minin, meining, from Old High German minio m, borrowed from Latin minium.
Noun
Mennige f (genitive Mennige, no plural)
- red lead, lead tetroxide (a bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics)
Declension
Declension of Mennige (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Mennige |
| genitive | einer | der | Mennige |
| dative | einer | der | Mennige |
| accusative | eine | die | Mennige |
Derived terms
- mennigefarben
Further reading
- “Mennige” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Mennige in Duden online
- “Mennige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache