Man
See also: Appendix:Variations of "man"
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Etymology 1
From man.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Man
- The genus Homo.
- (poetic) Humankind in general.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. […] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
Translations
genus Homo
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Man
- The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.
- 1860, William Mackenzie, editor, Legislation by Three of the Thirteen Stanleys, Kings of Man. […], Douglas, Isle of Man: […] [T]he Manx Society, page 191:
- And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Man
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 5
From Cantonese 萬/万 (maan6) or 文 (man4).
Proper noun
Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 6
Clipping of Manchester.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Man
- Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football).
Derived terms
Anagrams
Albanian
Proper noun
Man m
- a diminutive of the male given name Selman
- a diminutive of the male given name Osman
Declension
singular | ||
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Man | Mani |
accusative | Manin | |
dat./abl. | Mani | Manit |
Derived terms
- Manush
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Man n
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
Holonyms
Related terms
See also
- Man (eiland) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Anagrams
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- maan (Föhr-Amrum)
- moon (Mooring)
Etymology
From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [man]
Noun
Man m (plural Maaner) (Sylt)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Man
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Man
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
Related terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Cantonese 萬/万 (Maan6), via English Man.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈman/ [ˈman̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Man
Proper noun
Man (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Cantonese