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mens.

human, any member of the species Homo sapiens

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛns/

  1. human, any member of the species Homo sapiens

    masculine
    De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
    Ik ben ook maar een mens!

  2. person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

noun/mɛns/

  1. woman

    derogatory · informal · neuter
    Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

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