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See also: männ, Mann, and Mànn

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Noun

mann m (plural manne, diminutive ménle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. man
  2. husband

Declension

Declension of mann – 1st declension
More information singular, plural ...

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “mann” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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Cornish

Cornish numbers (edit)
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0		 1  → [a], [b], [c] 10  → 
    Cardinal: mann
    Ordinal: mannves
    Ordinal abbreviation: 0ves

Etymology

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Particularly: “Related to Welsh mân?”

Pronunciation

Adverb

mann

  1. at all

Noun

mann m

  1. nothing, nil

Numeral

mann

  1. zero
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Faroese

Noun

mann

  1. accusative singular of maður

Gothic

Romanization

mann

  1. romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽

Icelandic

Noun

mann m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of maður

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Backformation from the comparative manner, from Middle High German minder, from Old High German minniro (“less; fewer”), from Proto-West Germanic *minniʀō, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, and/or reinterpretation (as a positive) of Old High German min (“less”), from Proto-Germanic *minniz, adverbial form of the former.

Compare the same in Dutch min. The Luxembourgish vocalism is regular through -i- → -a- in closed syllables.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mann (masculine mann, neuter mann, comparative manner, superlative am mannsten)

  1. little, few

Usage notes

  • The positive and comparative forms are indeclinable and cannot be preceded by articles or determiners. The superlative is declined in the normal way.

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse maðr.

Noun

mann m

  1. man
  2. married man
  3. master of the house

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish mand (pre-1907 Riksmål spelling), from Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

Pronunciation

Noun

mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn, definite plural mennene)

  1. man (an adult male human being)
    Det sitter tre menn og to kvinner i styret. ― There are three men and two women on the board.
  2. (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) A human being, person
    Den vanlige mann ― The man in the street, the ordinary citizen
    Gå ned med mann og mus ― Be lost with all hands (literally, “Go down with man and mouse”)
  3. A person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males
    Være mann nok for ― Be a man enough for
    Være en mann ― Be a man
  4. One's husband (see also ektemann)
    Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden. ― She lost her husband in an accident three years ago.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • mannj, mainn, mainnj (spellings reflecting palatalization)

Etymology

From Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of the Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manː/, (palatalisation) /maɲː/
  • Rhymes: -anː

Noun

mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn, definite plural mennene)

  1. man (an adult male human being)
  2. (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) human being, person
  3. person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males
  4. husband (see also ektemann)

Inflection

More information masculine, singular ...
More information singular, plural ...
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
  • Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
  • 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russenorsk: мань (manʹ) (from the northern form, see mainnj)

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with Old Frisian mon, Old Saxon mann, Old Dutch man, Old High German man, Old Norse maðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Pronunciation

Noun

mann m (nominative plural menn)

  1. person
    Man biþ mann þurh ōðre menn.
    One is a person through other people.
    Wē menn wǣron on wambum ġesmiðode ealdra steorrena.
    We humans were forged in the bellies of ancient stars.
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Ǣġðer is mann ġe wer ġe wīf.
      A person is either male or female.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
      God ġesċōp æt fruman twēġen menn, wer and wīf.
      In the beginning, God created two human beings, a man and a woman.
    • 11th century, anonymous fragment of a Life of Saint Mildred
      Wæs hēo swīðe ġemyndgu þæt wē eall of twām mannum cōmon.
      She always remembered that we all came from two people.
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy
      Þā cwæþ hē, "Wāst þū hwæt mann sīe?" Þā cwæþ iċ, "Iċ wāt þæt hit biþ sāwol and līchama."
      Then he said, "Do you know what a person is?" So I said, "I know it's a soul and a body."
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 24:38-39
      On þǣm dagum ǣr þǣm flōde wǣron menn etende and drincende, and wīfiġende and ġifte sellende, ōþ þone dæġ þe Nōe on þā earċe ēode, and hīe nysson ǣr sē flōd cōm and nam hīe ealle.
      In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they didn't know until the flood came and took them all.
  2. man meaning mankind
    Mann biþ menn wulf.
    Man is a wolf to man.
    Þing sind on weorolde þe sē mann nǣfre witan ne sċolde.
    There are things in the world man was never meant to know.
  3. (rare or non-literary) man meaning adult male
  4. the rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/

Usage notes

  • Unlike in Modern English, this word rarely refers specifically to males. For such cases, wer is far more common.

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān, “manna”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mann f (genitive mainne, no plural)

  1. manna (food)
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 97d10
      Is peccad díabul lesom .i. fodord doïb di dommatu, ⁊ du·fúairthed ní leu fora sáith din main, ⁊ todlugud inna féulæ ɔ amairis nánda·tibérad Día doïb, ⁊ nach coimnacuir ⁊ issi dano insin ind frescissiu co fochaid.
      It is a double sin in his opinion, i.e. the murmuring by them of want, although there remained some of the manna with them upon their satiety, and demanding the meat with faithlessness that God would not give it to them, and [even] that he could not; therefore that is the expectation with testing.

Declension

More information singular, dual ...
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Old Norse

Noun

mann m

  1. accusative singular indefinite of maðr

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Noun

mann m

  1. human, person
  2. man

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: man
    • German Low German: Mann

Pronoun

mann

  1. one
  2. someone

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), 5th edition

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