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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English mann (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human being, man”), from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“man”). Cognate with West Frisian and Dutch man (“man”), German Mann (“man”), Norwegian mann (“man”), Russian муж (muž, “male person”), Avestan  (manuš), Sanskrit मानुषः (mānuṣ, “human being”).

[edit] Noun

man (plural men)

  1. (collective) All humans collectively; mankind, humankind. Also Man.
    • 1647, Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 10:
      How did God create man?
      God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
  2. An abstract person; a person of either gender, usually an adult.
    every man for himself
  3. An adult male human.
  4. A mensch; a person of integrity and honor.
  5. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
  6. A person, often male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
    I always wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I'm a flag man on a road crew.
  7. A person, usually male, who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing.
    Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I'm a cherry pie man.
[edit] Usage notes
The most common modern sense of the word is (an adult male human), not (a generic human) or (humankind), which explains the awkwardness of the following sentence:
  • Man, like other mammals, breastfeeds his young.[1]
Nonsexist language advocates recommend the use of human, human being, humankind, and person depending on contexts instead of man.
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Terms derived from man
[edit] Translations
adult male human
human
piece in board games
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[edit] Interjection

man

  1. An interjection used to place emphasis upon something or someone.
    Man, that was a great catch!
    (Geordie) Hoo man woman!
    (Geordie) Giv'is a bottle of dog man!
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English mannen, from Old English mannian, ġemannian (“to man, supply with men, populate, garrison”), from mann (“human being, man”). Cognate with Dutch mannen (“to man”), German mannen (“to man”), Swedish manna (“to man”), Icelandic manna (“to supply with men, man”).

[edit] Verb

man (third-person singular simple present mans, present participle manning, simple past and past participle manned)

  1. (transitive) To supply with staff or crew (of either sex).
    The shipped was manned with a small crew.
  2. (transitive) To take up position in order to operate something.
    Man the machine guns!
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[edit] Translations
to supply with staff or crew
to take up position in order to operate something
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[edit] References

  1. ^ Nonsexist Language Guideline, the University of New Hampshire.

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[edit] Afrikaans

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man (plural manne)

  1. man

[edit] Albanian

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man m. (indefinite plural mana, definite singular mani, definite plural manat)

  1. mulberry tree

[edit] Chinook Jargon

[edit] Etymology

From English man.

[edit] Noun

man

  1. man

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[edit] Adjective

man

  1. male

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /maːn/, [mæːˀn]

[edit] Noun

man c. (singular definite manen, plural indefinite maner)

  1. mane (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse)
[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of man
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative man manen maner manerne
genitive mans manens maners manernes
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse menn, plural form of man. Transition to pronoun by German influence.

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  • IPA: /man/, [man]

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man (indefinite pronoun)

  1. you
  2. they, people
  3. we, one

[edit] Etymology 3

See mane.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /maːn/, [mæːˀn]

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man

  1. imperative of mane

[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Dutch man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with English man, German Mann.

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man m. (plural mannen, diminutive mannetje or manneke)

also has Archaic plurals: lieden and lui
  1. man human male, either adult or age-irrespective
    De oude man en de zee.
    The Old Man and the Sea.
  2. husband, male spouse

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man

  1. First and third-person singular present of munna
    I, he, she, it will / may

[edit] Conjugation

munna, v
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg tú hann / hon
tað		 vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present man manst man munnu/munna
Past mundi mundi mundi mundu
Imperative tú tit
Present — — ! — — !
Infinitive munna
Pres. part. —
Past part. —
Supine munnað

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man

  1. (colloquial) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)

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[edit] Friulian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin manus.

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man m. (plural mans)

  1. hand

[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin manus. Compare Catalan mà, French main, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mână, Sardinian manu, Spanish mano.

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man f. (plural mans)

  1. (anatomy) hand

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From the same source as Mann ("adult male").[1]

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man

  1. (indefinite) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
    was man sehen kann — what one can see
    • 2008, Frank Behmeta, Wenn ich die Augen öffne, page 55:
      Kann man es fühlen, wenn man schwanger ist?
      If a person is pregnant, can he feel it?

[edit] Usage notes

  • Because man derives from the word for a "man" (an adult male), its use, especially when writing about women, is considered sexist by some. Feminists have proposed alternating man and frau. Compare the use of she vs he in English to refer to someone whose gender is unknown.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Theo Stemmler: Wie das Eisbein ins Lexikon kam, page 15, ISBN 978-3-411-72291-4.

[edit] Gothic

[edit] Romanization

man

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽

[edit] Icelandic

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man n.

  1. maid

[edit] Verb

man

  1. Past, first person of the verb of að muna I remember
    Ég man ekki.
    I don't remember.
  2. Past, third person of the verb of að muna he/she/it remembered
    Hann man hvað gerðist.
    He remembered what happened.

[edit] Japanese

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man (hiragana まん)

  1. [[#Japanese|]]: ten thousand
  2. マン: man

[edit] Kurdish

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man

  1. to stay
  2. to remain

[edit] Lithuanian

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mán

  1. (first-person singular) dative form of aš.
    Duok man tą knygą.
    Give me that book.

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man

  1. only, but

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[edit] Mandarin

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man

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of mán.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of mǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of màn.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

[edit] Norwegian

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man

  1. you
  2. one
  3. they
  4. people

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man

  1. (horse) mane

[edit] Occitan

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From Latin manus.

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[edit] Noun

man f. (plural mans)

  1. hand

[edit] Old Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mann-.

[edit] Noun

man m.

  1. human, person
  2. man

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

From mann.

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[edit] Pronoun

man

  1. one, someone, they (often used to form the passive)

[edit] Etymology 2

Cognate with Old Saxon mēn, Old High German mein, Old Norse mein.

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  • IPA: /mɑːn/

[edit] Noun

mān n.

  1. crime, sin, wickedness

[edit] Old High German

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From Proto-Germanic *mann-.

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man m.

  1. man

[edit] Old Saxon

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mann-.

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man m.

  1. human, person
  2. man

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Preposition

man

  1. Alternative form of mar.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Unlike mar, man does not lenite the following word.

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Swedish maþer, mander, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

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[edit] Noun

man c.

  1. a man (adult male human)
  2. a husband
  3. a member of a crew, workforce or (military) troop
    I äldre tider sa man att björnen ägde sju mans styrka men en mans vett.
    In older times, they said the bear has the strength of seven men but the sense of one man.
[edit] Declension
Declension of man 1, 2, 3
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative man mannen män männen
genitive mans mannens mäns männens
Declension of man 3
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative man mannen mannar, man mannarna
genitive mans mannens mannars, mans mannarnas

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man c. (accusative/dative en, plural ena, possesive ens, reflexive sig, possessive reflexive common sin, possessive reflexive neuter sitt, possessive reflexive plural sina)

  1. (indefinite) one, they; people in general
    vad man kan se
    what one can see
[edit] Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
subject object possessive
singular full full common neuter plural
1st person jag mig min mitt mina
2nd person du dig din ditt dina
3rd person masculine han honom hans
3rd person feminine hon henne hennes
3rd person common den den dess
3rd person neuter det det dess
3rd person indefinite man en ens
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina
plural
1st person vi oss vår vårt våra
2nd person ni er er ert era
3rd person de dem deras
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Germanic *manō.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmɑːn/

[edit] Noun

man c.

  1. mane (of a horse or lion)
[edit] Declension
Declension of man
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative man manen manar manarna
genitive mans manens manars manarnas

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

From English man.

[edit] Noun

man

  1. man (adult male human)

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English man.

[edit] Noun

man

  1. husband
  2. a married man
  3. any man

[edit] Venetian

[edit] Etymology

Compare Italian mano

[edit] Noun

man f. inv.

  1. hand

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Noun

man (plural mans)

  1. man

[edit] Declension

declension of man
singular plural
nominative man mans
genitive mana manas
dative mane manes
accusative mani manis
predicative manu manus
vocative o man! o mans!

[edit] Welsh

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

man

  1. place.

[edit] Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
man fan unchanged unchanged

[edit] West Frisian

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[edit] Noun

man (plural men or manlju)

  1. man
  2. husband

[edit] Wik-Mungkan

[edit] Noun

man

  1. neck

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