mann

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Noun 2 Icelandic 2.1 Noun 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 Synonyms 3.2.3 Inflection 4 Old English 4.1 Alternative forms 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Pronunciation 4.4 Noun 4.4.1 Declension 4.4.2 Synonyms 4.4.3 Derived terms 4.4.4 Related terms 4.4.5 Descendants

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Noun

mann

1. Accusative singular of of maður.

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

mann

1. Accusative singular of maður.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] 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 *manwaz, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-. Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Icelandic and Faroese maður, Old English mann, Modern English man and many others.

[edit] Noun

mann m. (definite singular mannen; indefinite plural menn; definite plural mennene)

In Nynorsk: mann m. (definite singular mannen; indefinite plural menn/menner; definite plural mennene)

1. man (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 for = Be a man enough for

   Være en mann = Be a man

4. One's husband

   Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden = She lost her husband in an accident three years ago

[edit] Derived terms

• stormann
• en mann for sitt ord
• i manns minne
• ja, så menn!

[edit] Synonyms

adam, fyr, gubbe, hann, herre, kar, mannfolk, menneske

[edit] Inflection

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

• man, monn, mon

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mannaz, probably from Indo-European though the derivation is problematic. Cognate with Old Frisian man, mon, Old Saxon man, Old High German man (German Mann), Old Norse maðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰. The Sanskrit मनु (manu), “‘man’”) seems to be cognate; some have suggested a common root from an Indo-European base word for mind (possibly from *men- "to think"), though this is by no means universally accepted.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑnː/
• X-SAMPA: /mann/

[edit] Noun

mann m.

1. person, human
2. man (adult male)
3. the rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	mann	menn
accusative	mann	menn
genitive	mannes	manna
dative	menn	mannum

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• man

[edit] Descendants

• English: man