Mäun

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Transylvanian Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German man, Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognates include German Mann, Luxembourgish Mann and English man.

Noun[edit]

Mäun m

  1. (Sibiu) man
    Der gäd auld Mäun ess met dem Räuss duch det Ais gebräuchen uch än det kault Wosser gefollen.
    The good old man broke through the ice with the horse and fell into the cold water.

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References[edit]

  • Adelheid Frățilă, Hildegard-Anna Falk, Das Siebenbürgisch-Säschsische. Eine Inselmundart im Vergleich mit dem Hochdeutschen, Neue Didaktik, 2011
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