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See also: männ, Mann, and Mànn

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Mann (“man”). Doublet of man and Manu.

Noun

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mann (plural manns or mannen)

  1. (chess) A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
    • 2018 October 12, aabicus, “My 7 Favorite Fairy Chess Pieces”, in The Daily SPUF‎[1], archived from the original on 27 December 2025:
      The mann moves like a king but is not royal; he cannot castle and he’s allowed to be captured. The mann is most popular for chess theorists who wish to discuss the king as an attacking piece, or for chess puzzles that wish to use a non-royal king.

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Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Noun

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mann m (plural manne, diminutive ménle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. man
  2. husband

Declension

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Declension of mann (1st declension)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an dar mann de manne
accusative an in mann de manne
dative aname me manne in mannen

References

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  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “mann” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish

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0 		1  → [a], [b], [c] 10  → 
    Cardinal: mann
    Ordinal: mannves
    Ordinal abbreviation: 0ves

Etymology

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Particularly: “Related to Welsh mân?”

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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mann

  1. at all

Noun

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mann m

  1. nothing, nil

Numeral

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mann

  1. zero

Faroese

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Noun

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mann

  1. accusative singular of maður

Gothic

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Romanization

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mann

  1. romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽

Icelandic

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Noun

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mann m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of maður

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Backformation from the comparative manner, from Middle High German minder, from Old High German minniro (“less; fewer”), from Proto-West Germanic *minniʀō, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, and/or reinterpretation (as a positive) of Old High German min (“less”), from Proto-Germanic *minniz, adverbial form of the former.

Compare the same in Dutch min. The Luxembourgish vocalism is regular through -i- → -a- in closed syllables.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mann (masculine mann, neuter mann, comparative manner, superlative am mannsten)

  1. little, few

Usage notes

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  • The positive and comparative forms are indeclinable and cannot be preceded by articles or determiners. The superlative is declined in the normal way.

Declension

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Norn

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Etymology

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From Old Norse maðr.

Noun

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mann m

  1. man
  2. married man
  3. master of the house

Norwegian Bokmål

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A man in Delhi, India.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /man/, [manː]
  • Audio (Vest-Agder):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Homophone: man (pronoun)
  • Hyphenation: mann

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse mann, the accusative singular of maðr (“man; person”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man; person”).[1][2]

The further origin is disputed. A traditional explanation connects it with Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man; human being”). Kroonen instead proposes derivation from a reduced form of *dʰǵʰm-on- (“human being; earthling”), also underlying *gumô.[3]

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk mann, Danish mand, Swedish man, Icelandic maður, Faroese maður, German Mann and English man.[4]

Noun

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mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn or mann, definite plural mennene)

  1. human being; a member of the human species, as opposed to other beings.
    Er det et troll eller en mann? ― Is it a troll or a human being?
    • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[2], page 72:
      hvad er forskellen mellem trold og mand?
      what is the difference between a troll and a human being?
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land‎[3], volume I, page 381:
      vi hørte knapt mands maal for alt dette bikjeleven
      we could scarcely hear human speech over all this racket from the dogs
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    i manns minne — in living memory.
    Dette er den varmeste sommeren i manns minne. ― This is the hottest summer in living memory.
    • 1985, Tom Lotherington, Den tredje tjeneren‎[4], page 132:
      det har ikke vært godår i manns minne
      there has not been a good year in living memory
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1998, Stig Sæterbakken, Selvbeherskelse‎[5], page 21:
      de grådigste, skitneste og mest skruppelløst langfingrede skurkehender i manns minne
      the greediest, dirtiest and most unscrupulously thieving hands of any crook in living memory
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2013, Roy Jacobsen, De usynlige:
      de to hardeste vintrene i manns minne
      the two harshest winters in living memory
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    med mann og mus — with all hands; with everyone aboard, especially when a ship sinks without survivors. (after German mit Mann und Maus)
    Skipet gikk under med mann og mus. ― The ship went down with all hands.
    • 1898, Rudolf Muus, Ole Høilands Penge‎[6], page 31:
      det skib, han havde part i, var gaaet under med mand og mus, og det var uassureret
      the ship in which he owned a share had gone down with all hands, and it was uninsured
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1998, Brita Pollan, Peer Gynt og Carl Gustav Jung‎[7], page 260:
      like etterpå eksploderer [båten] og går til bunns med mann og mus
      immediately afterwards [the boat] explodes and goes to the bottom with all hands
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2020, Ole Paus, “Nok en sang om morgenregn”, in Pauspoeten, page 133:
      hold deg fast i meg før vi synker ned med mann og mus
      hold on to me before we sink with all hands
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    1. person; an individual.
      mann og mann imellom ― from person to person
      den jevne mann ― the ordinary person
      slåss til siste mann ― to fight to the last person
      De ble skutt ned mann for mann. ― They were shot down one person after another.
      Det ble borte en mann for oss på turen. ― We lost a person during the trip.
      • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne‎[8], page 101:
        jeg blev hver mand ond fra den time
        from that hour I bore ill will towards every person
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne‎[9], page 121:
        jeg byder mig frem som eders håndgangne mand
        I offer myself as your sworn man
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[10], page 21:
        brug bare munden, det gør ingen mand fortræd
        go ahead and talk; it does no person any harm
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte‎[11], page 91:
        lykken er med den engelske mand på rov mellem Norges skær
        fortune favours the English man plundering among Norway's skerries
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎[12], page 162:
        vi er så gode dyr allesammen, som nogen mand vil forlange
        we are all as good animals as any person could wish for
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte‎[13], volume I, page 46:
        norske mand i hus og hytte
        Norwegian man in house and cottage
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1928, E. Poulsson, Samtiden, page 218:
        kokainet merker sin mand ogsaa utenfor anfaldene
        cocaine leaves its mark on its user even between bouts
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1881, Alexander L. Kielland, Else: En Julefortælling‎[14], page 96:
        Med faa, sikre Ord gav han hver Mand sin Instrux
        In a few assured words he gave each person their instructions
      gå mann av huse — to turn out en masse.
      Folk gikk mann av huse for å se finalen. ― People turned out en masse to watch the final.
      • 1973, Anders Saus, Mot dagning‎[15], page 63:
        kvelden etter sjølveste jonsokkvelden gikk bygdefolket mann av huse
        on the evening after Midsummer's Eve itself, the villagers turned out en masse
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1959, Finn Halvorsen, Jomfruen, helgenen og banditten‎[16], page 197:
        hele byen gikk nesten mann av huse for å la seg avkjøle der
        almost the whole town turned out en masse to cool off there
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      den menige mann — the ordinary person; the general public; compare menigmann (“ordinary person”).
      Skatteøkningen rammer den menige mann. ― The tax increase affects the ordinary person.
      • 1934, Øvre Richter Frich, Boken om tobakk‎[17], page 85:
        [tobakkologen] har ikke bare å tenke på feinschmeckerne, men på den menige mann
        [the tobacco expert] must think not only of the connoisseurs, but of the ordinary person
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      ha mann for seg (dialectal) — to have a reliable source or informant for something.
      Han hadde mann for seg da han fortalte historien. ― He had a reliable source when he told the story.
      mann med hatt (humorous) — an excessively cautious driver.
      Du kjører som en mann med hatt. ― You drive like an overcautious old man.
      • 2002, Arne Svingen, Karisma‎[18], page 115:
        Larsen kjørte som en mann med hatt. Han mente at politiet aldri ville stoppe en som kjørte aktpågivende
        Larsen drove like an overcautious old man. He thought the police would never stop someone who drove carefully
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      mann over bord! (nautical) — man overboard!
      «Mann over bord!» ropte kapteinen. ― “Man overboard!” shouted the captain.
      rett mann på rett plass / den rette mann på den rette plass — the right person for the job.
      Hun er rett mann på rett plass. ― She is the right person for the job.
      • 1857 December 4, Morgenbladet, page 2, column 2:
        lad os tro, at han er den rette mand paa den rette plads
        let us believe that he is the right person for the job
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler‎[19], page 200:
        der står nu, hvad der er så uhyre sjelden i Norge, den rette mand på den rette plads
        there now stands, as is so exceedingly rare in Norway, the right person in the right place
        About Johan Halvorsen as conductor of the Nationaltheatret orchestra. Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1928 May 31, Arbeiderbladet, page 3, column 2:
        [medlemsøkningen] viste at man hadde fått rett mann på rett plass
        [the increase in membership] showed that they had found the right person for the job
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 2020 July 4, Trønder-Avisa, page 25:
        var Olav Haraldsson en sterk mann, eller var det slik at han var rett mann på rett plass til rett tid?
        was Olav Haraldsson a strong man, or was he the right person in the right place at the right time?
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      ta mannen istedenfor ballen (figuratively) — to attack the person instead of addressing the argument; literally, to tackle the player instead of the ball.
      I debatten tok hun mannen istedenfor ballen. ― In the debate, she attacked the person instead of the argument.
      mannen i gata / mannen i gaten — the man in the street; the ordinary person.
      Hva betyr dette for mannen i gata? ― What does this mean for the man in the street?
      1. (as the final element of compounds) a person with a particular occupation, office, affiliation or role.[5]
        Hun ble valgt til formann i foreningen. ― She was elected chairperson of the association.
        formann (“chairperson; foreman”), høyremann (“Conservative Party member or supporter”), lagmann (“court-of-appeal judge”), ordensmann (“order monitor”), rådmann (“municipal chief executive”), stortingsmann (“member of the Storting”), venstremann (“Liberal Party member or supporter”).
    2. (metonymic) a generation.
      Mann skal leve etter mann. ― One generation must live on after another. (modernized spelling of the quotation below)
      • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland‎[20], page 72:
        mand skal leve efter mand
        one generation must live on after another
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  1. man; an adult male human.
    En eldre mann åpnet døra. ― An elderly man opened the door.
    • traditional, Markus [Mark]‎[21], published 2011, 10:6:
      fra begynnelsen av, ved skapelsen, skapte Gud dem som mann og kvinne
      from the beginning, at creation, God created them as man and woman
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne‎[22], page 142:
      der er ligesom to mænd i dig, islænding
      there seem to be two men in you, Icelander
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland‎[23], page 18:
      har svenden flængt, så får manden flikke
      if the youth has torn it, the man must mend it
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand‎[24], page 21:
      da var jeg gut: nu er jeg mand
      then I was a boy: now I am a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer‎[25], page 51:
      det er jo kappadokieren! Du er bleven en hel mand
      why, it is the Cappadocian! You have become quite a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎[26], page 38:
      De blir, gud døde mig, byens første mand, herr doktor!
      God strike me dead, you will become the town's leading man, doctor!
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). Here første means "foremost; most important".
    • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎[27], page 108:
      De er ikke den mand, De gav Dem ud for
      You are not the man you pretended to be
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1896, Henrik Ibsen, John Gabriel Borkman‎[28], page 75:
      [en] fast og kraftig bygget mand
      [a] solidly and powerfully built man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere‎[29], page 87:
      jeg er jo en ringe, gemen mand
      I am just a humble, ordinary man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎[30], page 84:
      en mand kan meget bedre klare sligt noget, end et fruentimmer
      a man can deal with that sort of thing much better than a woman
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1896, Henrik Ibsen, John Gabriel Borkman‎[31], page 203:
      mændene er så ubestandige
      men are so fickle
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet‎[32], page 146:
      hvad skal jeg arme mand gøre?
      what am I, a poor man, to do?
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere‎[33], page 107:
      jeg begreb ikke hvor manden vilde hen
      I could not understand what the man was getting at
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1899, Henrik Ibsen, Når vi døde vågner‎[34], page 131:
      du var kunstner, bare kunstner, – ikke mand!
      you were an artist, nothing but an artist, – not a man!
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna‎[35], page 28:
      Mordtmann var ikke den mand, som opgav slig en stilling uden grund
      Mordtmann was not the kind of man to give up such a position without a reason
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1891, Arne Garborg, Trætte Mænd‎[36], page 73:
      disse mander, som ikke kan klare saa meget som et ægteskab engang
      these men, who cannot even manage so much as a marriage
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial plural mander.
    • 1904, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom‎[37], volume II, published 1954, page 371:
      netop det [at det prekes moral] taaler nok vi mænder allermindst
      that [having morality preached at us] is probably what we men can stand least of all
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial plural mænder.
    • 1927, Hans E. Kinck, Mands hjerte‎[38], page 35:
      skjæbne, du som leker med mand og med viv
      fate, you who play with man and woman
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1919, Amalie Pettersen, Omkring Petters-Pladsen‎[39], page 79:
      hun har kjæmpet for … samme løn for mand og kvinde
      she has fought for … equal pay for men and women
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1929, Ronald Fangen, Nogen unge mennesker‎[40], page 17:
      berømte mænder
      famous men
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial plural mænder.
    • 1917, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker‎[41], volume I, page 90:
      man [hører] saa mange tapre ord og saa ser man saa mange bange mænder
      one [hears] so many brave words, and then one sees so many frightened men
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial plural mænder.
    • 1991, Ebba Haslund, Fra mitt Stromboli‎[42], page 88:
      gruppen besto av ti menn av noenlunde samme aldersklasse
      the group consisted of ten men of roughly the same age
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1995, Herbjørg Wassmo, Reiser‎[43]:
      mekleren var en ung mann som tok i hånden og ønsket velkommen
      the agent was a young man who shook hands and said welcome
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2020, Gulraiz Sharif, Hør herʾa!, page 66:
      – Ikke rart menna her ikke klarer å lage barn, de går med altfor trange bukser, sier onkel
      – No wonder the men here cannot have children, their trousers are far too tight, Uncle says
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial definite plural menna.
    gjøre manns jobb — to put in a full, competent effort.
    Hun gjorde manns jobb under redningsaksjonen. ― She did a thoroughly capable job during the rescue operation.
    • 1986, Jon Michelet and Dag Solstad, VM i fotball 1986‎[44], page 85:
      etter to sjokkerende kamper mot Portugal og Marokko hadde de gjort god manns jobb mot Polen
      after two shocking matches against Portugal and Morocco, they had put in a solid performance against Poland
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2018 March 5, Fædrelandsvennen:
      keeperen gjorde manns jobb helt til det glapp i andre periode
      the goalkeeper did a solid job until things went wrong in the second period
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    så menn — indeed; certainly. Originally an oath invoking the help of holy men.
    Det kan så menn hende. ― That could certainly happen.
    • 1883, Henrik Ibsen, Gildet på Solhaug‎[45], page 31:
      ved gud og mænd
      by God and the saints
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). A related archaizing oath.
    • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎[46], page 87:
      jeg synes såmænd det er et ganske pent værelse
      I certainly think it is quite a nice room
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm‎[47], page 14:
      med skam at melde, så har jeg såmænd fyldt de ni og tyve
      I am ashamed to say that I have indeed turned twenty-nine
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness‎[48], page 141:
      kan såmænd godt være, det
      that certainly may be so
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1848, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem‎[49], published 2008, page 332:
      det er mand og gud den 27. … idag
      it is by God and the saints the 27th … today
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). A related oath.
    • 1956, Wanny Woldstad, Første kvinne som fangstmann på Svalbard‎[50], page 137:
      [han la] av sted som en nyforlovet attenåring til sitt annet stevnemøte. Og jeg var såmenn like gesvindt
      [he set] off like a newly engaged eighteen-year-old on his second date. And I was indeed just as quick off the mark
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    ja så menn / jo så menn / nei så menn — emphatic expressions of affirmation or denial; see jamen, jommen and neimen.
    • 1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm‎[51], page 116:
      så det mener frøkenen, jeg ikke kan vide? Jo såmænd kan jeg så
      so you think, miss, that I cannot know? Oh yes, indeed I can
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    hin mannen — the Devil.
    mannen i månen — the man in the moon.
    1. (as the final element of a compound) used affectionately after a personal name or noun.
      Kom hit, Olemann! ― Come here, dear Ole!
      • 1851 September 29, Halfdan Kjerulf, “letter to Theodor Kjerulf”, in Av hans efterladte papirer 1847–1868‎[52], published 1918, page 124:
        Moemand [Jørgen Moe] er forlovet
        Dear Moe [Jørgen Moe] is engaged
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1915, Dikken Zwilgmeyer, Inger-Johanne-bøkerne‎[53], volume III, page 7:
        tænk saa kaldte hun ham Janemand ogsaa. Det var rent ut væmmelig
        imagine, she even called him dear Jan. It was downright disgusting
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    2. (colloquial) man; used in address, especially with impatience, irritation or condescension.
      Ta deg sammen, mann! ― Pull yourself together, man!
      • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[54], page 48:
        styr dig, mand!
        control yourself, man!
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[55], page 236:
        du får tage dig ivare, min gode mand!
        you had better be careful, my good man!
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1991, Olaf Bull, Ild og skygger‎[56], published 1992, page 74:
        den lille fede værtshusmester, han, som fordum altid kaldte mig: Min Herre – han sa igaar til mig: Min gode mand
        the little fat innkeeper, who used always to call me: Sir – yesterday he said to me: My good man
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1996, Unni Lindell, Slangebæreren‎[57]:
        selvsagt er jeg sikker på det, unge mann, svarte hun skarpt
        of course I am certain, young man, she replied sharply
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1989, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie‎[58]:
        i alle dager, mann, har du aldri sett en paraply før
        good heavens, man, have you never seen an umbrella before
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    3. (colloquial) man, mate, buddy; used in friendly address.
      Godt å se deg igjen, mann! ― Good to see you again, mate!
      • 2003, Gaute Bie, Pure Popmusicbaby!‎[59], page 47:
        hvordan var gårsdagen for deg, mann?
        how was yesterday for you, man?
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 2003, Gaute Bie, Pure Popmusicbaby!‎[60], page 123:
        – Hei, mann!
        – Hey, man!
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    4. (colloquial) man!; used as an exclamation or emphatic discourse marker.
      Mann, det var nære på! ― Man, that was close!
      • 2004, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen, page 161:
        fine pannekaker sånne ordentlige gode saker som smaker både sukker og kanel! Mann, de hadde sjel! Og egg og mel
        lovely pancakes, really tasty things that taste of both sugar and cinnamon! Man, they had soul! And eggs and flour
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). From the song "Gutten med lutten".
      • 2017, Zeshan Shakar, Tante Ulrikkes vei, page 60:
        dem folka ass, dem er gærne, mann
        those people, you know, they are crazy, man
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  2. husband; a male spouse.
    Han kom sammen med mannen sin. ― He came with his husband.
    få, ta, ha noen til mann ― to get, take, have someone as one's husband
    mann og hustru; mann og kone ― husband and wife
    • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[61], page 57:
      manden min drak
      my husband drank
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1957, Herman Wildenvey, Samlede Dikt‎[62], volume II, page 150:
      her [i eventyrene] er det … dumme menner og troll til kjerringer
      here [in the fairy tales] there are … stupid husbands and wives who are ogres
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). With the colloquial plural menner.
    • 1996, Dag Solstad, Professor Andersens natt‎[63]:
      Mette ble glad for invitasjonen, for hun begynte straks å diskutere barnevakt med sin mann
      Mette was pleased by the invitation, for she immediately began discussing babysitting with her husband
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1979, Gerd Brantenberg, Sangen om St. Croix‎[64], page 206:
      nå skulle hun hjem og gjøre i stand til mannen som kom fra ærbe, som de sa
      now she was going home to get things ready for her husband, who was coming back from work, as they called it
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2021 March 13, Aftenposten, Lørdag, page 12:
      kolonihagetomten han og mannen har overtatt
      the allotment he and his husband have taken over
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎[65], page 108:
      Tal sagte; min mand er hjemme.
      Speak quietly; my husband is at home.
    være sin kones mann — to live in the shadow of one's wife, especially a famous wife.
    Han ville skape seg et navn selv og ikke bare være sin kones mann. ― He wanted to make a name for himself and not merely live in his wife's shadow.
    • 1875 December 1, Aftenposten, page 1, column 5:
      han var for stolt til at være sin kones [prinsessens] mand
      he was too proud to live in the shadow of his wife [the princess]
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1967 May 31, VG, page 12:
      i Storbritannia har prins Philip fra første stund gått inn for å bevise at en mann i hans stilling kan være noe langt mer enn sin kones mann
      in Britain, Prince Philip set out from the very beginning to prove that a man in his position could be far more than merely his wife's husband
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1992 January 28, VG, pages 14–15:
      Arne Olav Brundtland er sin kones mann på Gros offisielle besøk i Japan
      Arne Olav Brundtland is in his wife's shadow on Gro's official visit to Japan
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  1. the head or master of a household.
    mannen på gården ― the master of the farm
    mannen på Bø ― the master at Bø
    Der er det konen som er mannen i huset. ― There, it is the wife who is the man of the house. (humorous)
    • 1997, Arild Linneberg, Far og barn i moderlandet‎[66]:
      en av disse [sønnene] fikk som niåring høre at nå skulle han være mannen i huset
      one of these [sons] was told at the age of nine that he was now to be the man of the house
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    være sin egen mann — to be one's own master.
    Han ville være sin egen mann. ― He wanted to be his own master.
  2. (in the unchanged plural mann, often after a numeral or other quantifier) members of a crew, team or other group.
    en hær på 10 000 mann ― an army of 10,000 men
    en lossegjeng på syv mann ― an unloading crew of seven people
    Alle mann på dekk! ― All hands on deck!
    Vi er slitne, alle mann. ― We are all tired.
    • 1886, Ole Andreas Øverland, Illustreret Norges Historie‎[67], volume II, page 601:
      der [kom] smaaflokke paa to, tre, fire, syv mand og saa bortefter og sluttede sig til dem
      little groups of two, three, four, seven men and so on [came] and joined them
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1938, Sigrid Boo, Ellers hadde vi det festlig‎[68], page 201:
      vi styrtet ned i garderoben fire mann sterk
      we rushed down to the cloakroom, four people strong
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1950, Sigurd Evensmo, Englandsfarere‎[69], page 157:
      hold kjeft, alle mann!
      shut up, everyone!
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2004, Erik Bye, “Mussikk i Tucumcari by”, in Byes beste‎[70], page 28:
      gjengen av arbe’slause mann
      the gang of unemployed men
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1974, Jens Arup Seip, Utsikt over Norges historie‎[71], volume 1, page 55:
      en 39 mann stor motstandsgruppe
      a resistance group of 39 people
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1990, Torill Thorstad Hauger, Lincolns blå soldat‎[72]:
      vi bodde i brakker; tolv mann på hvert rom
      we lived in barracks; twelve men to a room
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2002, Thorvald Steen, Den lille hesten‎[73], page 136:
      en hær på seks hundre mann
      an army of six hundred men
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2003, Kirsti Blom, Kitten‎[74]:
      kommandanten opplyste at jeg skulle dra av gårde med femogtyve mann med neste damper
      the commandant informed me that I was to leave with twenty-five men on the next steamer
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2008 January 4, Hitra-Frøya, page 5:
      selv om vi mangler mann [i ambulansetjenesten], så er arbeidsmengden likevel mindre enn tidligere
      even though we are short of personnel [in the ambulance service], the workload is still lower than before
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1907, Roald Amundsen, Nordvestpassagen: Beretning om Gjøa-ekspeditionen 1903–1907‎[75], page 13:
      Døgnet var inddelt i fire 6-timers vakter. Tre mand paa hver vakt.
      The day was divided into four six-hour watches. Three men on each watch.
    tre/fire/fem mann høy — three/four/five people high.
    De sto tre mann høyt på skuldrene til hverandre. ― They stood three people high on each other's shoulders.
  3. a representative, agent, employee or supporter of someone or something, especially a male one.
    en Guds mann ― a man of God
    en keiserens mann ― an emperor's man
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie‎[76], page 34:
      da troen truedes ifjor i Syrien, gik De da did som korsets svorne mand?
      when the faith was threatened in Syria last year, did you go there as a sworn champion of the cross?
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1908, Kristian F. Biller, “Et Mennesketyveri”, in Lys og Skygge, number 1, page 20:
      svarer De nei blir De muligens delagtig i en styg forbrydelse, svarer De ja, maa De være min mand helt og fuldt
      if you answer no, you may become an accomplice in an ugly crime; if you answer yes, you must be my man through and through
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1992, Ailo Gaup, Natten mellom dagene‎[77]:
      et avsnitt, skrevet av en prest, en Guds mann
      a passage written by a priest, a man of God
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2020, Ole Paus, “Den siste krigsseiler går fra borde”, in Pauspoeten, page 316:
      fra nitten førr til førtifem var han en havets mann
      from nineteen forty to forty-five he was a man of the sea
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    1. a person one trusts, favours or considers suitable.
      Han er ikke min mann. ― He is not my man.
      • 1907, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom‎[78], volume II, published 1954, page 392:
        Jesus fra Nazareth er min mand
        Jesus of Nazareth is my man
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne‎[79], page 201:
        Håkon Håkonssøn er ingen mand for os
        Håkon Håkonssøn is no man for us
        Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
      • 1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen‎[80], page 183:
        hvem der bare saameget som trækker paa smilebaandet, han er min mand
        whoever so much as cracks a smile, he is my man
        Used threateningly: “I shall deal with him”. Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  4. man; a person showing courage, strength or resolve traditionally associated with men.
    vise seg som en mann ― show oneself to be a man
    • 1844 December 16, Halfdan Kjerulf, “letter to Hjalmar Kjerulf”, in Av hans efterladte papirer 1831–1847‎[81], published 1917, page 66:
      naar [redaktør A. Munchs] medarbeider en sjelden gang vove at sige ham sandheden, saa vil han være en «mand» og bliver uartig og grov
      when [editor A. Munch's] contributors occasionally dare to tell him the truth, he wants to be a «man» and becomes rude and coarse
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). The printed source has the plural “Medarbeidere” where NAOB transcribes “medarbeider”.
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer‎[82], page 86:
      nu gælder det at handle og gribe øjeblikket. Du vor høit skattede Julian, du er manden
      now is the time to act and seize the moment. You, our much-esteemed Julian, you are the man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎[83], page 42:
      han slog som en mand
      he struck like a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1874, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, En fallit‎[84], page 97:
      prøv nu at se stillingen, som den er, og at tage den som en mand
      try now to see the situation as it is and to face it like a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Catilina‎[85], page 16:
      vågn, Catilina – vågn, og vord en mand
      awake, Catilina — awake, and become a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎[86], page 163:
      du kender ikke en virkelig mands hjertelag, Nora
      you do not know a true man's heart, Nora
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎[87], page 88:
      Aslaksen er en knæhøne, en feig karl; der er ikke mands mod i ham
      Aslaksen is a weakling, a cowardly fellow; he has no man's courage in him
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler‎[88], page 149:
      Mozarts fader … ofrede hele sit liv og sit arbeide på først og fremst at gjøre en mand af sin søn
      Mozart's father … devoted his whole life and his work first and foremost to making a man of his son
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1915, Knut Hamsun, Segelfoss By‎[89], volume I, page 14:
      [han] kjækler ikke mere. Det er han for meget mand til
      [he] no longer bickers. He is too much of a man for that
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene‎[90], page 190:
      han var en mand … Og det er noget av det største, som kan sies om et mandfolk
      he was a man … And that is one of the greatest things that can be said of a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1949, Aksel Sandemose, Alice Atkinson og hennes elskere‎[91], page 22:
      [han var ikke lenger] noen mann. På Møllergaten hadde [gestapistene] trampet ham i magen og sparket ham i skrevet
      [he was no longer] a man. At Møllergaten [the Gestapo men] had stamped on his stomach and kicked him in the crotch
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1957, Jens Bjørneboe, Under en hårdere himmel‎[92], page 271:
      det eneste man kan bebreide Wastrup, er at han er uten kvindelighet. Han er helt mann
      the only thing one can reproach Wastrup for is that he has no femininity. He is entirely man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2013, Karin Fossum, Carmen Zita og døden:
      uansett skulle han ta det som en mann, selv om det kanskje kunne komme til å handle om døden
      in any case, he would take it like a man, even if it might turn out to involve death
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2015, Roy Jacobsen, Hvitt hav, page 8:
      Ingrid flekket torsk som en mann
      Ingrid split cod like a man
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1883, Alexander L. Kielland, Gift‎[93], page 254:
      Vær en Mand – Løvdahl!
      Be a man, Løvdahl!
    være mann for — to be capable of doing or undertaking something; to see to something.
    Hun er mann for å stå på egne ben. ― She is capable of standing on her own two feet.
    • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎[94], page 129:
      bare tryk De min opsats; jeg skal nok være mand for at forsvare den
      just print my article; I shall certainly be capable of defending it
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna‎[95], page 95:
      hvad selve festen angik, saa var han igrunden … mand for det hele
      as far as the party itself was concerned, he was really … the man behind it all
      The person responsible for the party, who deserved the credit. Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde‎[96], volume I, page 224:
      skal hun hete noget saa skal hun hete Rebekka. Det vil jeg være mand for!
      if she is to have a name, it shall be Rebekka. I shall see to that!
      Used in the sense “I shall make sure of it”. Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • 2002, Jan Kjærstad, Tegn til kjærlighet, page 275:
      Adam skyndte seg det han var mann for
      Adam hurried as fast as he could
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    kjenne seg mann for — to know oneself to be capable of something.
    Hun kjente seg mann for oppgaven. ― She felt equal to the task.
    det krever sin mann — it demands considerable effort or ability.
    Å lede en slik ekspedisjon krever sin mann. ― Leading an expedition like that demands considerable ability.
    et ord er et ord og en mann er en mann (proverb) — a man's word is his bond.
    være mann for sin hatt — to be able to look after oneself; to hold one's own.
    Hun har alltid vært mann for sin hatt. ― She has always been able to look after herself.
  5. (nautical, rare, metonymic) a ship or vessel, especially in compounds.
    Hva slags mann var seileren? ― What sort of vessel was the sailing ship?
    • 1874, Jonas Lie, Lodsen og hans Hustru‎[97], page 27:
      [hun] kunde ellers altid paa en Prik sige, hvad Slags Mand Seileren var.
      [she] could always tell exactly what sort of vessel the sailing ship was.
  6. (especially as the final element of compounds) a biscuit, sweet or similar edible item shaped like a man.
    Hun bakte små menn og pyntet dem med melis. ― She baked little men and decorated them with icing.
    • 1955, Ola Viker, Dommerbordet‎[98], page 20:
      kjenner De et slags slikkeri som heter Seige Menner?
      do you know a kind of sweet called Chewy Men?
      Quoted in “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
Usage notes
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Menn is the ordinary indefinite plural. The unchanged plural mann is used when counting members of a group, particularly after numerals or quantifiers: åtte mann (“eight people”), alle mann (“everyone; all hands”). It does not generally replace menn.[1]

Synonyms
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Coordinate terms
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Hypernyms
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  • (adult male): menneske (“human being”)
  • (husband): make (“spouse”)
Derived terms
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  • man (“one; you; people”)
  • menneske (“human being”)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mann

  1. imperative of manne (“to man; to summon courage”)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ Alf Torp (1919), Nynorsk etymologisk ordbok, page 410, s.v. “Mann”.
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, pages 353–354, s.v. “*mannan-”.
  4. ^ Paul Heggarty, Cormac Anderson and Matthew Scarborough (eds.), cognate set 8248, Indo-European Cognate Relationships.
  5. ^ “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). See sense 1.1.1.
  • “mann” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of the Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manː/, (palatalisation) /maɲː/
  • Rhymes: -anː

Noun

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mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn, definite plural mennene)

  1. man (an adult male human being)
  2. (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) human being, person
  3. person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males
  4. husband (see also ektemann)

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In compounds, the word often maintains the original meaning of human or person regardless of gender, such as in sidemann (“seatmate”), sistemann (“last person”), as well as various titles for positions, like rådmann (“councillor”). Cf. kvinnmann (“woman”) and karmann (“man”).

Inflection

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Declension of mann (strong consonant-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mann mannen menn mennene
compound-genitive manns- ― manne- ―
Historical inflection of mann
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
Aasen1 Mann Mannen Menner Mennerne
1901 menner (mennar) mennerne (mennane)
1917 menner mennene2, mennerne
1920 menn, menner
1938 mennene
2012 (current) mann mannen menn mennene
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
  • Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
  • 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

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Descendants

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  • Russenorsk: мань (manʹ) (from the northern form, see mainnj)

References

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Anagrams

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann

    From Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with Old Frisian mon, Old Saxon mann, Old Dutch man, Old High German man, Old Norse maðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mɑnn/, [mɑn], /mɔnn/, [mɔn]
    • Rhymes: -ɑnn

    Noun

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    mann m (nominative plural menn)

    1. person
      • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
        Ǣġðer is mann ġe wer ġe wīf.
        A person is either male or female.
      • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
        God ġesċōp æt fruman twēġen menn, wer and wīf.
        In the beginning, God created two human beings, a man and a woman.
      • 11th century, anonymous fragment of a Life of Saint Mildred
        Wæs hēo swīðe ġemyndgu þæt wē eall of twām mannum cōmon.
        She always remembered that we all came from two people.
      • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy
        Þā cwæþ hē, "Wāst þū hwæt mann sīe?" Þā cwæþ iċ, "Iċ wāt þæt hit biþ sāwol and līchama."
        Then he said, "Do you know what a person is?" So I said, "I know it's a soul and a body."
      • "The Wife's Lament"
        Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
        The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
      • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 24:38-39
        On þǣm dagum ǣr þǣm flōde wǣron menn etende and drincende, and wīfiġende and ġifte sellende, ōþ þone dæġ þe Nōe on þā earċe ēode, and hīe nysson ǣr sē flōd cōm and nam hīe ealle.
        In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they didn't know until the flood came and took them all.
    2. man (mankind)
    3. (rare or non-literary) man (adult male)
    4. the runic character ᛗ (/m/)

    Usage notes

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    • Unlike in Modern English, this word rarely refers specifically to males. For such cases, wer is far more common.

    Declension

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    Strong consonant stem:

    singular plural
    nominative mann menn
    accusative mann menn
    genitive mannes manna
    dative menn mannum

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    Descendants

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    • Middle English: man, manne, mæn, mon, monne
      • English: man, -man (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: man
      • Yola: man
    • ⇒ Middle English: man, men, me (indefinite pronoun)
      • English: me (indefinite pronoun) (obsolete)

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    Etymology

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    From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān, “manna”).

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    Noun

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    mann f (genitive mainne, no plural)

    1. manna (food)
      • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 97d10
        Is peccad díabul lesom .i. fodord doïb di dommatu, ⁊ du·fúairthed ní leu fora sáith din main, ⁊ todlugud inna féulæ ɔ amairis nánda·tibérad Día doïb, ⁊ nach coimnacuir ⁊ issi dano insin ind frescissiu co fochaid.
        It is a double sin in his opinion, i.e. the murmuring by them of want, although there remained some of the manna with them upon their satiety, and demanding the meat with faithlessness that God would not give it to them, and [even] that he could not; therefore that is the expectation with testing.

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative mannL — —
    vocative mannL — —
    accusative mainnN — —
    genitive mainneH — —
    dative mainnL — —
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

    Mutation

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    Mutation of mann
    radical lenition nasalization
    mann
    also mmann in h-prothesis environments    		 mann
    pronounced with /β̃-/    		 mann
    also mmann

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

    Further reading

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    Old Norse

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    Noun

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    mann m

    1. accusative singular indefinite of maðr

    Old Saxon

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

    Noun

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    mann m

    1. human, person
    2. man

    Declension

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    mann (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative mann mannos
    accusative mann mannos
    genitive mannes mannō
    dative manne mannum
    instrumental — —

    Synonyms

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    Descendants

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    • Middle Low German: man

    Pronoun

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    mann

    1. one
    2. someone

    References

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    Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎[99] (in German), 5th edition

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