Miene

See also: miene

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mine (“appearance; expression”), itself from Breton min (“beak, muzzle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːnə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Homophone: Mine

Noun

Miene f (genitive Miene, plural Mienen)

  1. expression, face

Declension
Declension of Miene [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Miene die Mienen
genitive einer der Miene der Mienen
dative einer der Miene den Mienen
accusative eine die Miene die Mienen

Derived terms
  • gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen
  • Mienenspiel

Descendants
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: mine m or f

Further reading
  • “Miene” in Duden online
  • “Miene” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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