meinen
German (Berlin)
/ˈmaɪ̯nən/, /ˈmaɪ̯nən/, /maɪ̯n/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to think; to believe; to suppose have an opinion or impression
- to say; to utter;
- to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
- to mean; to have in mind; to convey
- (now) to mean; to signify
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German meinen inherited from Old High German meinen derived from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (lament, mean, think).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mainijaną
Gloss
lament, mean, think
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
思, 考
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bemean English
- demean English
- geomean English
- intermean English
- mean English
- meanable English
- meanest English
- meaneth English
- meanie English
- meaning English
- meanish English
- meanless English
- meanling English
- meanly English
- meanness English
- meanship English
- meantime English
- meantone English
- meanwhile English
- meany English
- mismean English
- semimean English
- trimean English
- unmean English
- whaddayamean English
- maine Finnish
- *mein- Proto-Indo-European
- *meyn- Proto-Indo-European
- *mainijaną Proto-Germanic
- mænan Old English
- mǣnan Old English
- menen Middle English
- mene Danish
- mên Welsh
- meinen Old High German
- meinen Middle High German
- mengen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- menen Old Dutch
- mēnen Old Dutch
- *mainit'ak Proto-Finnic
- meinen Middle Low German
- menian Old Saxon
- mēnian Old Saxon
- mēna Old Frisian