mensch

(Englisch)

one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/mɛnʃ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Mensch (“human being”). Coined as (gender-neutral) alternative to man (“one”) for the same reason as frau, which see. Compare the use of they (vs she vs he) in English to refer to a generic or specific person whose gender is unknown.

Übersetzungen

one