mann

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See also: männ, Mann, and Mànn

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)

  1. man
  2. husband

Declension

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

  • 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

  1. at all

Noun

mann m

  1. nothing, nil

Numeral

mann

  1. zero

Faroese

Noun

mann

  1. accusative singular of maður

Gothic

Romanization

mann

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽

Icelandic

Noun

Template:is-noun form m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of maður

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)

  1. little, few

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

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse maðr.

Noun

mann m

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

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)

  1. 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.
  2. (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")
  3. 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
  4. 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.

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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)

  1. man (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)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from mann

References

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)

  1. 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.
  2. man as in mankind
    se mannes æfcyme
    the descent of man
    Mann is ealra þinga mǣþ.
    Man is the measure of all things.
  3. (rarely) man (adult male)
  4. 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.

Declension

Declension of mann (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mann menn
accusative mann menn
genitive mannes manna
dative menn mannum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: mon(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in mon#Middle English)
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