Manen

See also: manen, månen, and Månen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as parochia manen at the end of the 13th century. Etymology unknown. A derivation from made (“hayfield, meadow”) is not supported by the oldest attestations. A derivation from Middle Dutch maen (“poppy, Papaver sp.”) is equally unsupported.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧nen
• Rhymes: -aːnən
• Homophone: manen

Proper noun

Manen n

1. A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Latin manes +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːnən]

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• Homophone: mahnen

Noun

Manen pl (plural only)

1. manes

Declension

Declension of Manen [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Manen
genitive	der	Manen
dative	den	Manen
accusative	die	Manen

Further reading

• “Manen” in Duden online