EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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  • Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1Edit

From man.

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Man

  1. The genus Homo.
  2. (poetic) Humankind in general.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
      The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. [] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
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Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to tower, stand out).

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Man

  1. The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.

Etymology 3Edit

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Man

  1. Abbreviation of Manitoba.

Etymology 4Edit

From Cantonese (man4).

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Man (plural Mans)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 5Edit

From Cantonese (maan6).

Proper nounEdit

Man (plural Mans)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 6Edit

Clipping of Manchester.

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Man

  1. Abbreviation of Manchester (especially in football)
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DutchEdit

 
Man
Isle of Man

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish Mana.

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Proper nounEdit

Man n

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

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North FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /mɑn/

NounEdit

Man m (plural Maaner)

  1. (Sylt) man (adult male human)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
 
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man

Proper nounEdit

Man

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Proper nounEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Man

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

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TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Cantonese (Maan6), via English Man.

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Man

  1. a surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin