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mannlein

mannlein is the alternative spelling of Männlein.

Meaning of Männlein

Noun

Männlein (plural Männleins)

  1. A little man; a dwarf, a mannikin.
    • There was the wife of the männlein, dressed in a robe of silk, richer far than was ever worn by wife of burgomaster; and there were his brothers, and his daughter, with her fair hair falling over her shoulders, and her exquisitely soft blue eye.1847 June 5, “Sketch of the Traditions of Germany”, in Sharpe's London Magazine: A Journal of Entertainment and Instruction for General Reading, volume IV, number 84, London: T. B. Sharpe, 15...

Noun capitalized: Mannlein

Mannlein (plural Mannleins)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Männlein.

Forms of mannlein

pluralmannleins
pluralMannleins

Questions about mannlein

What is mannlein the alternative spelling of?
Mannlein is the alternative spelling of Männlein.
What part of speech is mannlein?
Mannlein is a noun.
What is the plural of mannlein?
The plural of mannlein is mannleins.

Words near mannlein in the dictionary

  1. mannitose
  2. manniversaries
  3. manniversary
  4. Mannix
  5. Mannixes
  6. mannlein
  7. mannleins
  8. Mannlicher stock
  9. Mannlicher stocks
  10. manno-
  11. mannobiose

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