Neman

See also: neman and némán

English

Alternative forms

• Niemen

Etymology

From Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪmən/

Proper noun

Neman

1. A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
2. A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

Translations

river to the Baltic Sea

• Belarusian: Нёман (Njóman)
• Estonian: Neemen
• French: Niémen (fr) m
• German: Memel (de) f
• Latvian: Nemuna
• Lithuanian: Nemunas (lt)
• Polish: Niemen (pl) m
• Russian: Не́ман (ru) (Néman)

town in Kaliningrad Oblast

• German: Ragnit

References

• Aleksandras Vanagas. Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas. 227 psl., – Vilnius: Mokslas, 1981.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20171125154504/http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/kultura/kultura/memelis-ar-klaipeda-1481368
• Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński. O pochodzeniu i praojczyźnie Słowian. – Poznań, 1946.

Anagrams

• Manne, Menna