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{{nm-got|𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰|manna}} Doublet of ''{{term|mann#Niemish|mànn}}'' ("man").
===Pronoun===
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'''²''' '''màn''' ''n.m. hard stem''
'''²''' '''màn''' ''n.m. hard stem''

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Niemish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Gothic manna.

Doublet of mànn ("man").

Pronoun

² màn n.m. hard stem

  1. one, someone, they, an unspecified individual or group of people: indefinite personal pronoun
    Man kidt e... ("It is said that…")
Usage notes
  • Man is only used in the nominative case; for the oblique cases, forms of the pronoun en are used. For example: Man ne mach all tids toje, hat an szwegen makt. ("One cannot always do what makes one happy").

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mainą.

Noun

² mán n.n. syncopating hard stem

  1. false witness, perjury

Declension

declension of mán (mh declension, uncountable)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative mán mánat
genitive mä́ns mä́nes
dative mán mánum