mignon

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

bufó

Sinònims

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Traduccions

مغنون

قشيب

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

minyon

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: minnja

Cognat amb Old Saxon: minnea

Cognat amb neerlandès: 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.