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Männlein^¹

/ˈmænlaɪn/ US, UK

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Borrowed from German Männlein (“a little man”), from Mann (“man”) + -lein (diminutive suffix); compare English manling.

noun Männleins · männlein · Mannlein · mannlein

A little man; a dwarf, a mannikin. There was the wife of the männlein, dressed in a robe of silk, richer far than was ever worn by wife of burgomaster; and there were his brothers, and his daughter, with her fair hair falling over her shoulders, and her exquisitely soft blue eye.

männlein^²

noun männleins

Alternative letter-case form of Männlein

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@misc{ma_nnlein_2026,
  title = {männlein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/m%C3%A4nnlein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}