minet

See also: minēt and mīnēt

French

Etymology

From min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) +‎ -etCategory:French terms prefixed with min-#ETCategory:French terms suffixed with -et#MINET. The first element is comparable to Provençal mino, as well as French minou, minon, minette, all of expressiveCategory:French onomatopoeias#MINET origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

minet m (plural minets, feminine minette)Category:French lemmas#MINETCategory:French nouns#MINETCategory:French countable nouns#MINETCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MINETCategory:French masculine nouns#MINETCategory:Pages with entries#MINETCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MINET

  1. kitty; puss or pussy (cat)
  2. adolescent male, kid
  3. (gay slangCategory:French gay slang#MINET) twink

Further reading

Anagrams

Category:fr:Cats#MINET

Latin

Verb

minetCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#MINETCategory:Latin verb forms#MINETCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#MINETCategory:Pages with entries#MINETCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MINET

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of minō
Category:French 2-syllable words Category:French countable nouns Category:French gay slang Category:French lemmas Category:French masculine nouns Category:French nouns Category:French onomatopoeias Category:French terms prefixed with min- Category:French terms suffixed with -et Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:Latin non-lemma forms Category:Latin verb forms Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:fr:Cats