Mana
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mana"
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Mana
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Etymology edit
Cognate with the Celtic names of other isles having mountains, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (related to Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).
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Proper noun edit
Mana f (genitive Manann, dative Manainn)
- Isle of Man (an island in the British Isles)
- Anglesey (an island in Wales)
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Descendants edit
- Irish: Manainn
- Manx: Mannin
- Scottish Gaelic: Manainn
- → Breton: Manav
- → Cornish: Manow
- → Old Norse: Mǫn
- → Welsh: Manaw
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Mana also Mmana after a proclitic |
Mana pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||