𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mann-; cognate to Old English mann (English man).

Noun

𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 • (manna) m

1. man
   • Gothic Bible, Luke 2.13-14:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     jah anaks warþ miþ þamma aggilau managei harjis himinakundis hazjandanē guþ jah qiþandanē: wulþus in hauhistjam guda jah ana airþai gawairþi in mannam gōdis wiljins.

     And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men of good will.

2. human, person

Usage notes

Often used similar to the pronominal uses of one in English, or men in Dutch, especially in the common locution 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (ni manna, “nobody”); the plural similarly usually refers to "people" generally, of either gender.

Declension

Masculine mixed an/consonant stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 manna	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans, mannans
Vocative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 manna	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans, mannans
Accusative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 mannan	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans, mannans
Genitive	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴 mannē
Dative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 mann	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 mannam

Hyponyms

• 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma)
• 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō)

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 (alamans, “all of humanity”)
• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌰 (manamaurþrja, “manslayer”)
• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (manasēþs, “mankind”)
• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽 (mannahun, “anyone”)
• 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (unmanariggws, “untamed”)

Related terms

• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌹 (manauli, “human form”)
• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 (manleika, “image”)