Mähne
See also: mahne
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German mane, from Old High German mana, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). In Middle High German there existed a secondary variant man m, whence the plural mene. The modern form Mähne is from this plural (or from its merger with the original form mane). Cognate with English mane, which see.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mäh‧ne
Noun
editMähne f (genitive Mähne, plural Mähnen)
Declension
editDeclension of Mähne [feminine]
Hyponyms
editRelated terms
editRelated terms
- Löwenmähne (“lion's mane”)
- Mähnenhund, Mähnenwolf (“maned wolf”)
- Mähnenrobbe (“South American sea lion”)
- Mähnenhirsch (“rusa deer”)
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