mignon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Συνώνυμα

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Μεταφράσεις

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Άνω Γερμανικά: minnja

Συγγενές με Old Saxon: minnea

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: 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.