manch

Betekenis (Engels)

many a; many; some

Sinonieme

viele

viel

zuhauf

mancher

gewiß

manche

manches

Vertalings

many

menig

multus

maint

molti

billions

πολλοί

عدة

in droves

manyfold

more than one can poke a stick at

more than one can shake a stick at

beaucoup

trillions

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

männg

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/manç/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: manec

Geërf van Old High German: manag

Verwante met Nederlands: menig

Verwante met Engels: many

Verwante met Pools: mnogi

In summary

From Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag. The -ch is due to the traditional fricative pronunciation of non-initial -g- in Central German dialects. The spelling became predominant in Early New High German, possibly reinforced by the similar clusters in welch and solch. The original form has remained in mannigfach, manniglich, mannigfaltig, etc. Cognate with Dutch menig, English many, Polish mnogi.