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[edit] English

Most common English words: other « very « upon « #69: man » may » about » its

[edit] Etymology

From Old English mann. Cognates include Swedish man, Norwegian mann, Faroese maður, Icelandic maður, Danish mand, German Mann, Dutch man.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
man

Plural
men

man (plural men)

  1. An adult male human.
  2. A mensch; a person of integrity and honor.
  3. An abstract person; any man or woman.
    every man for himself
  4. (collective) All humans collectively; mankind. Also Man.
    prehistoric man
  5. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
  6. A professional person.
    We'll have to call a man in to fix it

[edit] Synonyms

  • (adult male human): omi (Polari)

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[edit] Translations

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Infinitive
to man

Third person singular
mans

Simple past
manned

Past participle
manned

Present participle
manning

to 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] 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] Albanian

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man m.

  1. mulberry tree

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man

  1. to feed
  2. to fatten

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

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

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  • IPA: /maːn/, [mæːˀn]

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

  1. mane (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse)
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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.

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  • IPA: /maːn/, [mæːˀn]

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man

  1. Imperative of mane.

[edit] Dutch

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Germanic, cognate with English man, German Mann.

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man m. (plural mannen, diminutive mannetje, diminutive plural mannetjes)

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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[edit] Faroese

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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 hann / hon
tað
vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present man manst man munnu/munna
Past mundi mundi mundi mundu
Imperative 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

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From Latin manus.

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man m. (plural mans)

  1. hand

[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin manus. Compare Catalan , 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

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man

  1. (indefinite) one, they (indefinite third person singular pronoun)
    was man sehen kann — what one can see

[edit] Icelandic

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man n.

  1. maid

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man

  1. Past, first person of the verb of muna. I remember
    Ég man ekki.
    I don't remember.
  2. Past, third person of the verb of 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 .
    Duok man knygą.
    Give me that book.

[edit] Low Saxon

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man

  1. only, but

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man

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, mān, mán, mǎn, or 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

[edit] Etymology

From Latin manus.

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man f. (plural mans)

  1. hand

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

From mann.

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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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mān n.

  1. crime, sin, wickedness

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man c. IPA: ˈman, if not stated else.

  1. man (adult male human)
  2. husband
  3. (military) Member of a troop.
  4. IPA: ˈmɑːn mane (of a horse or lion)

[edit] Inflection

Inflection for man 1, 2 Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man mannen män männen
Genitive mans mannens mäns männens
Inflection for man 3 Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man mannen mannar (män, man) mannarna (männen)
Genitive mans mannens mannars (mäns, mans) mannarnas (männens)
Inflection for man 4 Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man manen manar manarna
Genitive mans manens manars manarnas


[edit] Pronoun

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] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

From English man.

[edit] Noun

man (plural ol man)

  1. man (adult male human)

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English man.

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man

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

[edit] Welsh

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man

  1. place.

[edit] West Frisian

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man (pl. men, manlju)

  1. man
  2. husband

[edit] Wik-Mungkan

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man

  1. neck

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