minske

1. (common-gender, neuter) human, human being
2. (common-gender, neuter) person
3. (common-gender, neuter) man, mankind

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪnskə/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: menniska

In summary

From Old Frisian menniska, manniska, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

Sentences

In pryster is fansels ek mar in minske .

A priest is of course also only human.

Sy is in minske dat neat fan burokrasy witte wol.

She is a person who does not want to know anything about bureaucracy.

Alle apels binne op , mar gjin minske hat in par iten .

All the apples are gone, but no one has eaten a pair.

De gaswolk wie gefaarlik foar de sûnens fan minske en bist .

The gas cloud was dangerous for human and animal health.

De measte dieren rinne hurd fuort as der in minske oankomt.

Most animals run away quickly when a human approaches.

Lykas de minske wikselet it hynder it molkegebit ek yn foar in bliuwend gebit.

Like humans, the horse also exchanges milk teeth for permanent teeth.