Man

See also: man and Appendix:Variations of "man"

English

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

From man

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Man

  1. The genus Homo.
  2. (poetic) Humankind in general.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess‎:
      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.

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms
  • (Homo):
Translations

Etymology 2

From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”).

Proper noun

Man

  1. The Isle of Man.

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Man

  1. Abbreviation of Manitoba.

Anagrams

Dutch
Man
Isle of Man

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Man ?

  1. Isle of Man

Holonyms

See also

Anagrams

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mɑn/

Noun

Man m (plural Maaner)

  1. (Sylt) man (adult male human)

Norwegian Bokmål
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man

Proper noun

Man

  1. Isle of Man

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Man

  1. Isle of Man
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