Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

menig

not an officer (of a soldier), private, a private, of the masses (as opposed to the upper classes, etc.)

menig as an adjective

Meaning

not an officer (of a soldier), private; a private; of the masses (as opposed to the upper classes, etc.)

Forms

Forms of menig
Basic form	menig	with en-words
Neuter	menigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	meniga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

menig as a noun

Meaning

private

In Swedish: obefordrad soldat

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What does menig mean?

menig in a sentence

Rädda menige Ryan
Saving Private Ryan

Questions

What does menig mean in English?

menig means “not an officer (of a soldier), private, a private”.

Similar words

basse

Nearby common words

menig is number 4,684 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,680stryka rub, stroke
4,681kaskadspy to projectile vomit
4,682förståelse comprehension, understanding
4,683gren branch, field
4,685tacksamhet gratitude, thankfulness
4,686flugit flown
4,687njutning enjoyment
4,688opera opera

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary