mignon

(Engels)

Adj

Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
2. (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old High German: minnja

Verwante met Old Saxon: minnea

Verwante met Nederlands: minnen

In summary

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.

Sinonieme

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Vertalings

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

słodka

śliczny

bonita

linda

nanay