människa

See also: manniska

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish mænniskia, from Old Saxon mennisko, from the weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare the synonym mänska (less common, informal), which is also from the weak inflection of *manniskaz, but via Old Norse menska and not via Old Saxon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛnːɪɧa/
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Noun

människa c

  1. a human
    människor och djur
    humans and animals
    1. a person or persons
      Tre människor skadades i olyckan.
      Three persons were injured in the accident.
      Det står en massa människor där borta.
      There is a bunch of people standing over there.
      Är du en kattmänniska eller en hundmänniska'?
      Are you a cat person or a dog person?
    2. (in the plural) mankind
      Jag skulle ljuga om jag sade att jag älskar människorna.
      I would be lying if I said that I love mankind.
  2. (in the definite) Man; mankind; humankind
    Att människan är ett djur kan ingen neka, ty hon har hjärta, hår, kött, ben och ådror, genom vilka blod och vätskor drivas fram och åter.
    That Man is an animal can no one deny, for he has a heart, hair, flesh, bones and veins, through which blood and fluids are driven forth and back.
    (Carl Linnaeus; modernized spelling)

Declension

Declension of människa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite människa människas
definite människan människans
plural indefinite människor människors
definite människorna människornas

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