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mennish

  • /ˈmɛn.ɪʃ/

Where it comes from

* Modern uses are probably men + -ish.

* Older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- or *men-. By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mannish, mense, and mensch.

adjective

  1. not comparable, rare Like or characteristic of men. But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men.

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"mennish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mennish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mennish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mennish

Chicago

"mennish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mennish.

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@misc{mennish_2026,
  title = {mennish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mennish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}