mandarijn – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of mandarijn

Noun: mandarijn
Gender: Masculine, Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.mandarijn
Pl.mandarijnen

Sample Sentences

  • De mandarijnen schaadden zijn reputatie zo erg dat hij er de brui aan moest geven. (The pundits ruined his reputation so badly he had to call it quits.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”). See: Portuguese Nouns 'mandarim'.

Verbs referencing "mandarijn"

Latvian Nouns mandarīns.

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