Manainn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Proper noun

Manainn f (genitive Manann)

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

Declension

Declension of Manainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative Manainn Vocative a Mhanainn Genitive Manann Dative Manainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Mhanainn Genitive na Manann Dative leis an Manainn don Mhanainn

Derived terms

• Manannach (“Manx”, adjective)
• Manannach (“Manx (person)”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Manainn	Mhanainn	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Manainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Manainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanin͈ʲ/

Proper noun

Manainn f

1. dative singular of Mana

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Manainn also Mmanainn after a proclitic ending in a vowel	Manainn pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanɪɲ/

Proper noun

Manainn f

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

Derived terms

• Manainneach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Manainn	Mhanainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.