Minne
See also: minne
German
Etymology
Borrowed in the Romantic era from Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna (“loving) remembrance”);[1] from Proto-Germanic *minjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪnə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Min‧ne
Noun
Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)
- (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
- Synonym: Liebe
- (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous
Declension
Declension of Minne [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Minne |
| genitive | einer | der | Minne |
| dative | einer | der | Minne |
| accusative | eine | die | Minne |
Derived terms
- in Minne
- Minnedienst
- Minnelied
- minnen
- Minnesang
- minniglich
References
- “Minne” in Duden online
Further reading
- “Minne” in Duden online
- “Minne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Minne” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Minne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Walloon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̃n/
Proper noun
Minne
- a female given name