mån
Lule Sami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Pronoun edit
mån
Inflection edit
This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading edit
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
mån f (definite singular måna or måni, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)
Pite Sami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Pronoun edit
mån
Declension edit
Inflection of mån
See also edit
Pite Sami personal pronouns
References edit
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oːn
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
mån c
- extent, degree
- i samma (någon, stor, liten, viss) mån
- to the same (some, a large, a little, certain) degree
- i mån av tid
- if there is time (depending on how much time is available)
- att i största möjliga mån undvika spill
- to avoid waste as much as possible
- (in some compounds) margin
- vinna med en hårsmån
- win by a hair's breadth ("margin")
- sömsmån
- seam allowance ("margin")
Usage notes edit
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Declension edit
| Declension of mån | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | mån | månen | — | — |
| Genitive | måns | månens | — | — |
Related terms edit
Adjective edit
mån (comparative månare, superlative månast)
- careful, concerned (caring about something (and therefore exerting effort towards it))
- Han var mån om att inte såra någon
- He was careful not to hurt anyone['s feelings] (cared about not hurting anyone, and therefore tried not to do so)
- Hon var mån om sitt rykte
- She was concerned with (cared about (and therefore tended to)) her reputation
- De är måna om sin hälsa
- They take care of (care about and exert effort towards) their health
- considerate
- Hemskt vad alla är måna om oss
- Incredible how considerate everybody is of us
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mån
- Abbreviation of måndag.
- mån 3 nov kl. 15
- Mon Nov 3, at 3 pm
- mån 3 nov kl. 15
- Abbreviation of månad.
- 50 kr/mån
- 50 SEK/mo
- 12 mån garanti
- 12 months warranty
- 50 kr/mån