Mähne

See also: mahne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mane, from Old High German mana, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). In Middle High German there existed a secondary variant man m, whence the plural mene. The modern form Mähne is from this plural (or from its merger with the original form mane). Cognate with English mane, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• Hyphenation: Mäh‧ne

Noun

Mähne f (genitive Mähne, plural Mähnen)

1. mane

Related terms

Related terms

• Löwenmähne (“lion's mane”)
• Mähnenhund, Mähnenwolf (“maned wolf”)

• Mähnenrobbe (“South American sea lion”)
• Mähnenhirsch (“rusa deer”)

Further reading

• “Mähne” in Duden online