Mensch

mensch mènsch Mënsch Alemannic German Alternative forms gsw Mänsch Mäntsch gsw Mönsch Möntsch gsw Mentsch Etymology Cognate with de Mensch. Pronunciation gsw /mæntʃ/ Zürich (Mäntsch, Mänsch, Mensch) gsw /mœntʃ/ Bern (Möntsch, Mönsch) gsw /mɛntʃ/ Basel (Mensch, Mentsch) Noun m e human, person mankind, man Matthew 4 4 11 Aber är git ihm ume: «Es heisst doch: ‹Nid nume vom Brot läbt der Mönsch, nei, o vo jedem Wort, wo Gott seit›.» Further reading 16006 Mönsch Mäntsch 142 38 Bavarian Etymology From bar gmh mensche, gmh mensch, from bar goh mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective goh mennisk, from bar gmw-pro *mannisk, from bar gem-pro *manniskaz human, from bar gem-pro *mann- human, man. Cognates include de Mensch, yi מענטש, nl mens, en mannish, non mennskr, got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃. The secondary usage meaning "girl" or "woman" derives via an archaic sense of "servant", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of de Mädchen girl to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of des Mensch ("the girl"), which is neuter in this usage (as opposed to the masculine da Mensch ("the person")). Pronunciation bar /ˈmenʃ/ Noun bar noun m accusative Menschn plural Menschn human, human being, man Noun bar noun n plural Menscher diminutive Menscherl female person, girl, woman Derived terms bar Menscherer Related terms bar Herrenmensch German Etymology de :inh gmh:mensche<ety:inh<goh:mennisko<ety:der<mennisk<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*mannisk<ety:inh<gem-pro:*manniskaz>>>>>>>> + From de gmh mensche, gmh mensch, from de goh mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective goh mennisk, from de gmw-pro *mannisk, from de gem-pro *manniskaz human, from de gem-pro *mann- human, man. Compare yi מענטש, nl mens, da menneske, sv människa, all with the primary sense of “person” or “human being”. The dialectal usage meaning "girl" or "woman" derives via an archaic sense of "servant", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of de Mädchen girl to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of das Mensch ("the girl"), which is neuter in dialectal usage (as opposed to the masculine der Mensch ("the person") in Standard German). Pronunciation de /mɛnʃ/ [mɛnʃ] [mɛnt͡ʃ] de De-Mensch.ogg de De-Mensch2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de mensch Noun m.weak chen,lein -,in human, human being, person, man de Sie ist ein ganz toller Mensch. She is a really awesome person. Usage notes Mensch is a weak noun in the standard language but is part of a group of nouns with a tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Mensch instead of dem Menschen. In older literature, the genitive de des Menschens occurs. The feminine de die Menschin is very rare in actual use; most uses are jocular. Declension m.weak Hyponyms de Bub m, de Bube m, de Junge m; de Mädchen n de Mann m; de Frau f Hyponyms de Ausnahmemensch<t:exceptional person><qq:philosophical, literary> Affenmensch<t:apeman> Elefantenmensch<t:Elephant Man><qq:historical nickname> Frühmensch<t:early man, early human, primitive man><qq:anthropology> Gutmensch Herrenmensch<t:master human; member of the Master Race> Jetztmensch<t:present-day human/man/person><qq:anthropology> Lebensmensch Schlangenmensch<t:contortionist> Schneemensch<t:Abominable Snowman, Yeti><qq:cryptozoology> Durchschnittsmensch<t:average person/man/human being> Edelmensch<t:noble person><qq:term coined by Karl May> Einzelmensch<t:individual, individual person><qq:philosophy, sociology, theology> Erfolgsmensch<t:highflyer, successful person, man of success><qq:sociology> Genussmensch<t:hedonist, sybarite, epicure, epicurean, pleasure-seeker> Gottmensch<t:God-man, Godman><qq:Christian theology> Höhlenmensch Kopfmensch<t:head person, cerebral person><qq:psychology> Nachtmensch Derived terms de Arbeitsmensch Echsenmensch Familienmensch Gefühlsmensch Machtmensch mensch Mensch ärgere Dich nicht Menschenaffe Menschanschauung Menschenfeind Menschenfleisch Menschenfresser Menschenfuß Menschengedenken menschengemacht Menschengeschlecht Menschenhand Menschenhandel Menschenjagd Menschenkenntnis Menschenkind Menschenleben menschenleer Menschenmenge Menschenmüll Menschenrasse Menschenscheu Menschensohn Menschentraube Menschenverstand Menschenversuch Menschenwelt Menschheit menschlich Menschwerdung Mitmensch Übermensch Unmensch Untermensch Vormensch Noun n,(e)s,er de dialectal especially Southern Germany Austria nowadays _ often _ pejorative woman Usage notes In older language a neutral term, then applied upon servants and dismissively as “en baggage, en broad”. Declension n,(e)s,er Derived terms de Fraumensch n, de Frauenmensch n, de Frauensmensch de Weibsmensch n Interjection de interjection man! rah! Synonyms de Mann, de Mannomann (de mannomann), de manno (de Manno), de menno, de krass Further reading Mensch_Frau Mensch (Frau) Mensch_Lebewesen_Individuum Mensch (Lebewesen, Individuum) de Human Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh mensche, gmh mensch, from hrx goh mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective goh mennisk, from goh man. Pronunciation Noun m Mensche human, human being, person hrx Keen Mensch konnd do leve. No human being could live here. Derived terms hrx Menschheet menschlich Further reading Online Hunsrik Dictionary Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml mensche, gml minsche, from pdt osx mennisk, osx mennisko, from pdt gmw-pro *mannisk, from pdt gem-pro *manniskaz. Noun pdt noun m plural Menschen human, human being, person pdt 1-syllable words