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Definition for: man

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English

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Etymology

Old English mann

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /m{n/
  • IPA: /mæn/
    • Rhymes: -æn

Noun

Singular
man

Plural
men

man ( plural men )

  1. An adult male human.
  2. A mensch; a person of integrity and honor.
  3. An abstract person; any man or woman.
  4. ( collective noun ) All humans collectively; mankind.
    • prehistoric man
  5. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

adult male human

  • Afrikaans: man
  • Albanian: burrë, trim
  • Apache:
Chiricahua: ndé
Jicarilla: didé
Western: nnee, nndee, ndee, indee
  • Arabic: رجل (rájul) m .
  • Armenian: տղամարդ (dghamard)
  • Bosnian: čovjek m .
  • Basque: gizon, gizaseme, gizonki
  • Breton: gwaz m . , den m .
  • Bulgarian: мъж (məž) m .
  • Catalan: home m .
  • Chinese: 男人 (nánrén)
  • Croatian: muškarac
  • Czech: muž m . , pán m .
  • Danish: mand c .
  • Dutch: man m . , heer m .
  • Esperanto: viro, virulo
  • Estonian: mees, meesterahvas
  • Fijian: turaga (^)
  • Finnish: mies
  • French: homme m .
  • Frisian: man
  • Georgian: კაცი (k‘atsi)
  • German: Mann m . , Herr m .
  • Greek, Ancient: ἀνήρ (anēr)
  • Greek, Modern: άντρας (ándras) m .
  • Guaraní: ava
  • Hausa: mutum
  • Hebrew: אדם (adam) m . , גבר (gever), איש (ish) {(m)}
  • Hindi: आदमी (ādmī)
  • Hungarian: férfi
  • Icelandic: maður
  • Ido: viro
  • Indonesian: pria, laki-laki
  • Interlingua: homine; viro
  • Irish: fear
  • Italian: uomo m .
  • Japanese: 男の人 (おとこのひと, otoko no hito)
  • Korean: 남자 (男子, namja)
  • Kurdish: mêr, zelam
  • Latin: vir, -i m .
  • Lojban: nanmu
  • Manx: fer
  • Maltese: raġel
  • Marathi: माणूस
  • Mi'kmaq: jinem
  • Navajo: diné
  • Nepali: (manav, maanche)
  • Norwegian: mann m .
  • Novial: viro
  • Old English: mann, guma, hæleþ, secg, beorn, wer
  • Persian: مَرد (mærd)
  • Pitjantjatjara: wati
  • Polari: omi
  • Polish: mężczyzna m . , pan m . ( deferential ), człowiek m . ( nondeferential )
  • Portuguese: homem m . , varão m .
  • Powhatan: nimarew
  • Romanian: bărbat m .
  • Russian: мужчина (mužčína) m .
  • Scottish Gaelic: fear m . , duine m .
  • Setswana: monna
  • Slovak: muž
  • Slovene: moški m . mož m .
  • Spanish: varón m . , hombre m .
  • Swedish: man
  • Tamazight: ⴰⵔⴳⴰ (argaz)
  • Tetum: mane
  • Tok Pisin: man
  • Tupinambá: abá
  • Turkish: adam ^, erkek ^
  • Ukrainian: чоловік (čolovík) m .
  • Warlpiri: wati
  • Welsh: dyn m .
  • Yiddish: מאן (man)

human

  • Albanian: njeri
  • Armenian: մարդ (mard)
  • Croatian: čovjek
  • Danish: menneske
  • Dutch: mens
  • Esperanto: homo, ulo
  • German: Mensch
  • Greek: άνθρωπος (ánθropos) m .
  • Hungarian: ember
  • Icelandic: manneskja f .
  • Indonesian: orang
  • Korean: 사람 (saram)
  • Norwegian: menneske n .
  • Polish: człowiek m .
  • Rohingya: manúic
  • Romany: manush
  • Russian: человек (čelovék) m .
  • Swedish: människa f .

piece in board games

  • Bulgarian: фигура (figúra) f .
  • Dutch: pion m . , speelstuk n .
  • Estonian: nupp
  • Finnish: pelinappula, nappula, äijä ( colloquial ), ukko ( colloquial )
  • German: Stein m . , Spielfigur f .
  • Greek: πιόνι (pióni) n . , πούλι (púli) n .
  • Hungarian:paraszt
  • Italian: pedina f .
  • Kurdish: berik
  • Norwegian: [[brikke] m .
  • Polish: pionek m .
  • Russian: фигура (figúra) f .
  • Spanish: peón m .
  • Swedish: spelpjäs c .
  • Turkish: taş
  • Basque : gizon, gizaseme, gizonki
  • Hawaiian : kanaka, kāne
  • Ido : viro, homo
  • Central Sierra Miwok : naŋˑa-
  • Occitan : òme
  • Pitjantjatjara : wati

Verb

to man ( third-person singular simple present mans , present participle manning , simple past manned , past participle manned )

Infinitive
to man

Third person singular
mans

Simple past
manned

Past participle
manned

Present participle
manning

  1. ( transitive ) To supply with staff or crew (of either sex).
    The shipped was manned with a small crew.
  2. ( transitive ) To take up position in order to operate something.
    Man the lifeboats!

Derived terms

  • overman

Translations

to supply with staff or crew

  • Afrikaans: beman
  • Dutch: bemannen
  • Finnish: täyttää, miehittää
  • Icelandic: manna
  • German: bemannen
  • Hebrew: לאייש (le’aiesh), לספק כוח אדם (le’sipek kokha adam)
  • Kurdish: dagirtin, dagir kirin

to take up position in order to operate something

  • Afrikaans: beman
  • Dutch: bemannen
  • German: bemannen
  • Hebrew: לאייש (le’aiesh)
  • Swedish: bemanna

See also

Albanian

Noun

man m

  1. mulberry tree

Verb

man

  1. to feed
  2. to fatten

Usage

Dutch

Noun

man m . ( plural: mannen, diminutive: mannetje)

  1. Man (adult male).

Galician

Noun

man

  1. hand

German

Indefinite pronoun

man

  1. one, they; indefinite third person singular pronoun : was man sehen kann — 'what one can see'

Icelandic

Noun

man n .

  1. maid

Japanese

Noun

man ( hiragana まん )

  1. 万, 萬: ten thousand
  2. マン: man

Kurdish

Verb

man

  1. to stay
  2. to remain

Lithuanian

Pronoun

man

  1. me

Old English

Etymology 1

From mann.

Pronunciation

IPA: /man/

Pronoun

man

  1. one, someone, they (often used to form the passive)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Old Saxon mēn, Old High German mein, Old Norse mein.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ma:n/

Noun

mān (plural same)

  1. crime, sin, wickedness

Plattdüütsch

Conjunction

  1. only, but

Synonyms

bloots, avers

Swedish

Noun

Inflection for man Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man mannen män männen
Genitive mans mannens mäns männens

man

  1. man ( adult male human )
  2. husband

Noun

Inflection for man Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man mannen mannar mannarna
Genitive mans mannens mannars mannarnas

man

  1. ( military ) member of a troop

Inflections

* Plural indefinite can also be used as man or män

Noun

Inflection for man Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative man manen manar manarna
Genitive mans manens manars manarnas

man

  1. mane ( of a horse or lion )

Indefinite pronoun

man

  1. one, they
    vad man kan se — what one can see

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English man

Noun

man

  1. Man ( adult male human )

Antonyms

Derived terms

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

English man .

Noun

man

  1. husband
  2. a married man
  3. any man

Welsh

Adverb

man

  1. where (used in questions)

Wik-Mungkan

Noun

man

  1. neck

Derived terms

Other Translations for "man"

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