minnock
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).
Noun[edit]
minnock (plural minnocks)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
minnock (plural minnocks)
Verb[edit]
minnock (third-person singular simple present minnocks, present participle minnocking, simple past and past participle minnocked)
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