Man
See also: man and Appendix:Variations of "man"
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From man.
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Proper nounEdit
Man
- The genus Homo.
- (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.
TranslationsEdit
genus Homo
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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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Proper nounEdit
Man
- The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.
Etymology 3Edit
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Proper nounEdit
Man
- Abbreviation of Manitoba.
Etymology 4Edit
Proper nounEdit
Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 5Edit
Proper nounEdit
Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 6Edit
Clipping of Manchester.
Alternative formsEdit
Proper nounEdit
Man
- Abbreviation of Manchester (especially in football)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
Isle of Man
EtymologyEdit
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Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Man n
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
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See alsoEdit
- Man (eiland) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
AnagramsEdit
North FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Man m (plural Maaner)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Man
- 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
Man
- 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 萬/万 (Maan6), via English Man.
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Proper nounEdit
Man
- a surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin