# mening
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch mening, from Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to meen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɪə̯.nəŋ/

### Noun

mening (plural menings or meninge)
* An opinion.

## Danish
### Etymology

From the verb mene.

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

mening c (singular definite meningen, plural indefinite meninger)
* an opinion (subjective thought)
* meaning (sense, significance)
* intention

#### Derived terms

* meningsfuld
* meningsfyldt
* meningsløs

### Further reading

* “mening” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “mening” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to menen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).
Compare German Meinung, English meaning.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeː.nɪŋ/
* Audio (Netherlands):(file)
* Hyphenation: me‧ning
* Rhymes: -eːnɪŋ

### Noun

mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)
* an opinion
    Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening.She has a right to her own opinion.

#### Synonyms

* opinie

#### Derived terms

* meningsuiting
* meningsverschil

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: mening
* Negerhollands: meening

### Further reading

* “mening” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* meining (Nynorsk also)

### Etymology

From the verb mene.

### Noun

mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)
* an opinion (subjective thought)
* meaning (sense, significance)
* intention

#### Derived terms

* folkemening
* meningsfull
* meningsfylt
* meningsløs

### References

* “mening” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

mena +‎ -ing

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

mening c
* a purpose, a point
    Vad är meningen med att göra så där?What's the point of doing it like that?
    Meningen är att det gör saker bättreThe point is that it makes things better
    Vad är meningen med livet?What's the purpose of life?
* a sentence, a grammatical phrase
    en lång mening med många orda long sentence with many words
* an (intended) meaning
    Synonyms: betydelse, innebörd, bemärkelse
    "konst" i ordets egentliga mening"art" in the true sense of the word
    Det här är inte en bulle i strikt meningThis is not a bun in the strict sense
    Jag förstår inte meningen i ordenI don't understand what the words mean
* an opinion
    Synonym: uppfattning
    I min mening så har hon rättIn my opinion, she's right
    förutfattade meningarpreconceived notions

#### Synonyms

* avsikt
* syfte
* vits
* poäng
* åsikt
* antagande
* föreställning
* tycke
* ändamål
* opinion
* inställning
* uppfattning
* tro
* tanke
* betydelse
* bemärkelse
* innebörd
* tendens
* anda
* idé
* sats
* yttrande
* fras
* passus
* period

#### Related terms

* meningsbyggnad
* meningsskiljaktighet
* meningsfull
* meningslös

#### See also

* åsikt
* bisats
* huvudsats
* opinion
* avsikt

## Uzbek
### Determiner

mening
* my