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Mink

MINK

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Noun.
An American quadruped of the genus Mustela, an amphibious animal that burrows in the earth on the side of a river or pond, whose fur is more valuable than that of the muskrat.

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Mink

Mink

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German

Noun

Mink m ‎(genitive Minks, plural Minks)

  1. American mink (Neovison vison)

mink

mink

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English

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.
  2. (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.
  3. (slang, pejorative, Scotland) (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From English mink.

Noun

mink ‎(genitive mingi, partitive minki)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

mink ‎(genitive mingi, partitive minki)

  1. (dated) makeup, cosmetics
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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

Swedish

Noun

mink c

  1. American mink (Neovison vison)

Declension

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

Etymology

Of North Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭngk, IPA(key): /mɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

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