Minnech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German münech (“monk”), from Old High German munih, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Latin monicus, monachus. Doublet of Mënch, which was borrowed from German Mönch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈminəɕ]

Noun

Minnech m (plural Minnecher or Minnechen)

  1. gelding (castrated male horse)
  2. obsolete form of Mënch (“monk”)
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