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, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Manainn vocative a Mhanainn genitive Manann dative Manainn forms with the definite article singular nominative an Mhanainn genitive na Manann dative leis an Manainn don Mhanainn

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Manainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Manainn	Mhanainn	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Manainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Manainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanin͈ʲ/

Proper noun

Manainn f

1. dative singular of Mana

Mutation

Mutation of Manainn

radical	lenition	nasalization
Manainn also Mmanainn after a proclitic ending in a vowel	Manainn pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Mutation of Manainn

radical	lenition
Manainn	Mhanainn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.