mane
English
Etymology
From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mane (plural manes)
- Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Translations
longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse
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longer hair growth around head of male lions
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German manen (“remind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /maːnə/, [ˈmæːnə], [ˈmæːn̩]
Verb
mane (imperative man, infinitive at mane, present tense maner, past tense manede, past participle har manet)
Synonyms
- (admonish): formane
- (conjure): fremmane, besværge
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”), hence matins and mature.
Adverb
māne (not comparable)
Descendants
References
- mane in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Noun
mane (genitive matutinis); m, third declension
- morning
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mane | matutinēs |
| genitive | matutinis | matutinum |
| dative | matutinī | matutinibus |
| accusative | matutinem | matutinēs |
| ablative | matutine | matutinibus |
| vocative | mane | matutinēs |
Verb
manē
- second-person singular present active imperative of maneō
Spanish
Verb
mane (infinitive manar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of manar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of manar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of manar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of manar.