Definition for: mann

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Old English

Etymology

Common Germanic *mann- , whence also Old Frisian man , mon , Old Saxon man , Old High German man (German Mann ), Old Norse maðr , Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰. The pre-Germanic origins are not known. It is believed that there is an Indo-European root though there is disagreement as to what this is, whether *man- or *mon- . This idea comes from the cognate in Sanskrit मनु which refers, like man , to the original human being or to mankind in general. Some believe that this root derives from an Indo-European base word for mind (possibly from *men- "to think"). Additionally, Germanic words for man referred to human beings and were modified to denote sex. But during the middle ages all Germanic languages lost this feature and the words meant both all humans and just males. A similar development occurred in the development of Romance languages, with homo replacing vir as a reference to males in post-Classical Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /man:/
• X-SAMPA: /mann/

Noun

mann m (plural menn )

1. person
2. man ( adult male human being )
3. the rune ᛗ , representing the sound /m/

Alternate forms

• man, monn, mon

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• man

Descendants

• English: man

Norwegian

Noun

mann m . ( definite singular mannen ; indefinite plural menn ; definite plural mennene )

1. man ( adult male human being )
2. one's husband

Other Translations for "mann"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		mann
Hex		ed e1 ee ee
Pig Latin		annmay

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