manch

Betekenis (Engels)

many a; many; some

Concepten

menig

sommige

veel

en bloc

in groten getale

in hordes

en masse

Synoniemen

viele

viel

zuhauf

mancher

gewiß

manche

manches

Vertalingen

many

maint

molti

multus

billions

πολλοί

عدة

in droves

trillions

manyfold

more than one can poke a stick at

more than one can shake a stick at

beaucoup

molt de

Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

männg

Gegevens verstrekt door: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/manç/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: manec

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: manag

Verwant aan Nederlands: menig

Verwant aan Engels: many

Verwant aan 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.