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See also: Mand and mänd

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Introduced by B. F. Skinner. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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mand (plural mands)

  1. (psychology) A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.

Verb

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mand (third-person singular simple present mands, present participle manding, simple past and past participle manded)

  1. (psychology) To produce a mand (verbal operant).

Etymology 2

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Noun

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mand (plural mands)

  1. (obsolete) A demand.

References

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish man, from Old Norse *mannʀ, (west) maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mannz, *man(n)ô, cognate with Norwegian mann, Swedish man, English man, German Mann. Doublet of man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mand c (singular definite manden, plural indefinite mænd)

  1. man (adult male human)
  2. husband (male spouse)

Declension

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Declension of mand
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mand manden mænd mændene
genitive mands mandens mænds mændenes

Derived terms

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References

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch *manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mand f (plural manden, diminutive mandje n)

  1. basket (receptacle, traditionally made of wicker, now also frequently of plastic)
    Synonym: korf

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: mandjie (from the diminutive)
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: mánki
  • → Mohegan-Pequot: manodah
  • → Saramaccan: mánda

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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mand m (definite singular manden, indefinite plural mænd, definite plural mændene)

  1. obsolete spelling of mann

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *mandu (“basket”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mand f

  1. basket

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative mand manda, mande
accusative mande manda, mande
genitive mande manda
dative mande mandum

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Scots maun (“must”), or a corruption of bean (“touch, handle”) from Old Irish benaid (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mand (defective, future indicative positive mandaidh, negative cha mhand, question am mand, conditional indicative positive mhandadh, negative cha mhandadh, question am mandadh) (most of South Argyll, particularly Islay)

  1. may, can (be able to)
    mandaidh mi tighinn ― I can come
    cha mhand mi tighinn ― I cannot come
    am mandadh mi bruidhinn ris? ― would I be able to speak to him?

Usage notes

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 190

Further reading

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  • Seumas Grannd (2000), The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN
  • Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 351

Welsh

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Noun

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mand

  1. nasal mutation of band

Mutation

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Mutated forms of band
radical soft nasal aspirate
band fand mand unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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