mink

See also: Mink

English

WOTD – 25 July 2018

Etymology

An American mink (Neovison vison; sense 1)
A jacket and vest made of mink (sense 2)

From Late Middle English mink (“fur of the European mink”),[1] apparently from Swedish [Term?].[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

mink (plural mink or minks)

  1. (plural mink) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).
  2. (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.
  3. (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.
  4. (Scotland, slang, pejorative) (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

References

  1. ↑ “mink, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ “mink” (US) / “mink” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Further reading

Estonian

Etymology 1

From English mink.

Noun

mink (genitive mingi, partitive minki)

  1. American mink, Neovison vison
Declension
Synonyms
  • ameerika naarits

Etymology 2

From German Schminke.

Noun

mink (genitive mingi, partitive minki)

  1. (dated) makeup, cosmetics
Declension
Synonyms

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • mi (offical)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmiŋk]
  • Hyphenation: mink

Pronoun

mink

  1. (personal, dialectal) Alternative form of mi (we)

Declension

declension of mink
nominative mink
accusative minket
dative nekünk
instrumental velünk
causal-final értünk
inessive bennünk
superessive rajtunk
adessive nálunk
illative belénk
sublative ránk
allative hozzánk
elative belőlünk
delative rólunk
ablative tőlünk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English mink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪŋk/

Noun

mink m (definite singular minken, indefinite plural minkar, definite plural minkane)

  1. an American mink, Neovison vison or Mustela vison
    • 1928, Edv. Ryste, Mink-al:
      Å ala mink er eit gildt arbeid for alle som er glade i dyr; for det er eit vakkert dyr med mange tiltalande eigenskapar […]
      Breeding mink is pleasant work for everyone who loves animals; as it is a beautiful animal with many appealing properties […]

References

Swedish

Noun

mink c

  1. American mink (Neovison vison).

Declension

Declension of mink 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mink minken minkar minkarna
Genitive minks minkens minkars minkarnas
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