Mana

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Mana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まな

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with the Celtic names of other isles having mountains, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (related to Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to tower, stand out) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Mana f (genitive Manann, dative Manainn)

  1. Isle of Man (an island in the British Isles)
  2. Anglesey (an island in Wales)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: Manainn
  • Manx: Mannin
  • Scottish Gaelic: Manainn
  • Breton: Manav
  • Cornish: Manow
  • Old Norse: Mǫn
  • Welsh: Manaw

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Mana
also Mmana after a proclitic
Mana
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.