Le Mans

See also: lemans

English

Alternative forms

• LeMans, leMans, le Mans, Lemans, Mans

Etymology

French Le Mans

Proper noun

Le Mans

1. A city, the capital of the Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France.
2. (informal) The 24 Hours of Le Mans, an annual 24-hour motor race held near the city of Le Mans.

Translations

city in France

• Breton: Ar Mañs m
• Bulgarian: Льо Ман m (Ljo Man)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勒芒 (Lèmáng)

• French: Le Mans (fr) m
• Latin: Cenomanum n
• Latvian: Lemāna
• Marathi: ल मां n (la mā̃)
• Occitan: Lo Mans m
• Turkish: Le Mans

Anagrams

• Anselm, Elmans, Selman, mensal, nelmas

French

Etymology

From Old French Celmans, from Vulgar Latin *Cenomanus, from Latin Cenomanorum, ultimately named after the Celtic tribe Cenomani. The first syllable was later reanalyzed as cel (“this”) and replaced with le (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə mɑ̃/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Le Mans m

1. Le Mans (a city, the prefecture of the Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France)

   Je vais aller au Mans

   I'm going to go to Le Mans

Related terms

• Manceau, Mancelle
• manceau, mancelle

Descendants

• English: Le Mans