mann
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).
Noun
mann m (plural manne, diminutive ménle) (Sette Comuni)
Declension
References
- 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
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
mann
Noun
mann m
Numeral
mann
Faroese
Noun
mann
Gothic
Romanization
mann
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽
Icelandic
Noun
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Backformation from the comparative manner, from Old High German minniro (“less; fewer”), 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
Adjective
mann (masculine mann, neuter mann, comparative manner, superlative am mannsten)
Usage notes
- 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
Etymology
Noun
mann m
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of 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
Noun
mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn, definite plural mennene)
- a man (adult male human being)
- Det sitter tre menn og to kvinner i styret. ― There are three men and two women on the board.
- (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) A human being, person
- Den vanlige mann ― The man in the street, the ordinary citizen
- Gå ned med mann og mus ― Be lost with all hands (literally: "Go down with man and mouse")
- A person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males
- Være mann nok for ― Be a man enough for
- Være en mann ― Be a man
- One's husband (see also ektemann)
- Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden. ― She lost her husband in an accident three years ago.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- adelsmann
- attentatmann
- bergmann
- brannmann
- drapsmann
- drømmemann
- ektemann
- embetsmann
- engelskmann
- enkemann
- en mann for sitt ord
- finansmann
- formann
- forretningsmann
- franskmann
- gjerningsmann
- handelsmann
- herremann
- idrettsmann
- i manns minne
- ingenmannsland
- ja, så menn!
- kinamann
- kjøpmann
- landsmann
- lekmann
- levemann
- likemann
- manndom
- mannfolk
- mannhull
- mannsdominert
- mannskap
- medisinmann
- mellommann
- menigmann
- moromann
- målmann
- nordmann
- opphavsmann
- oppsynsmann
- politimann
- rikmann
- rådmann
- sistemann
- sjømann
- spellemann, spillemann
- statsmann
- steinaldermann
- stormann
- stuntmann
- styrmann
- sysselmann
- takstmann
- talsmann
- tjenestemann
- tredjemann
- tømmermann
- valgmann
- vitenskapsmann
- voldtektsmann
References
- “mann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
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
Noun
mann m (definite singular mannen, indefinite plural menn, definite plural mennene)
- man (adult male human being)
- (mostly in regular sayings and idioms) human being, person
- person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males
- husband (see also ektemann)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “mann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Noun
mann m (nominative plural menn)
- person, human
- Man biþ mann þurh ōðre menn.
- One is a person through other people.
- Apan habbaþ lengran earmas þonne menn.
- Apes have longer arms than humans.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Ǣġðer is mann ġe wer ġe wīf.
- A person is either male or female.
- late 10th century, 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.
- man as in mankind
- se mannes æfcyme
- the descent of man
- Mann is ealra þinga mǣþ.
- Man is the measure of all things.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, translation of Genesis 1:27
- God ġesċōp mann tō his anlīcnesse.
- God created man in his image.
- (rarely) man (adult male)
- the rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/
Usage notes
- When mann occurred as the last part of a personal name, it was inflected as an a-stem: thus the dative singular of "Ġearumann" (name of a bishop) was "Ġearumanne", not *Ġearumenn. In other compounds it was inflected the same way as when it occurred by itself, i.e. as a consonant stem: þǣm wīfmenn ("the woman" [dative singular]), not *þǣm wīfmanne.
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- Middle English: mon(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in mon#Middle English)
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