menneske – Danish noun declension

Noun: menneske
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Nominative

Sg. indefinite	menneske
Sg. definite	mennesket
Pl. indefinite	mennesker
Pl. definite	menneskerne; menneskene

Genitive

Sg. indefinite	menneskes
Sg. definite	menneskets
Pl. indefinite	menneskers
Pl. definite	menneskernes; menneskenes

Sample Sentences

Der var alt for mange mennesker i salen (There were far too many people in the hall)

Nouns inflected like menneske

medmenneske, morgenmenneske, menneske,

Etymology

From Old Danish mænneskæ, borrowed from Old Saxon mennisko, from Proto-West Germanic *manniskō, cognate with German Mensch, Dutch mens (Swedish människa and late Old Norse manneskja are also borrowed from Old Saxon). The noun is derived form the Germanic adjective *manniskaz (“human”), compare Old Norse menskr, Old English mennisc, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks). This adjective is derived from the noun *mann- (“man, human”) (Danish mand). See: German Nouns 'Mensch', Dutch Nouns 'mens', Swedish Nouns 'människa', Old Norse Nouns 'manneskja', Old Norse Nouns 'menskr', Old English Nouns 'mennisc', Danish Nouns 'mand'.

Verbs referencing "menneske"

German Nouns Mensch.