Mann

See also: mann, Mànn, and männ

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology 1

As a German surname, from the root of man.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Proper noun

Mann

1. A surname from German.
2. A surname from Punjabi.
3. Isle of Man
4. A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.

Derived terms

• Gell-Mann Amnesia
• Gell-Mann Amnesia effect

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mann is the 378^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 83,510 individuals. Mann is most common among White (80.39%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”).

Alternative forms

• Man

Noun

Mann (plural Manns)

1. Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ma, mà, Maa, Mànn, mo

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Noun

Mann m

1. (Uri) man

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 67.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈman]

Proper noun

Mann m anim (female equivalent Mannová)

1. a male surname from German

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	Mann	Mannové
genitive	Manna	Mannů
dative	Mannovi	Mannům
accusative	Manna	Manny
vocative	Manne	Mannové
locative	Mannovi	Mannech
instrumental	Mannem	Manny

Declension of Mann (hard masculine animate)

Further reading

• “Mann”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Doublet of man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Homophone: man

Noun

Mann m (strong or mixed, genitive Mannes or Manns, plural Männer or (sometimes after numerals) Mann or (rare or poetic) Mannen, diminutive Männchen n or Männlein n or Männle n or Mannli n or Männeken n or Mandl n or Manderl n, feminine Männin)

1. man, male human being

   Hypernym: Mensch

   • 2007, Anton Schiefner, edited by Hartmut Walravens, Übersetzungen aus dem tibetischen Kanhjur. Beiträge zur Buddhismuskunde und zur zentralasiatischen Märchenforschung, Harrasowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, p. 25 and 29:

     Da er ihn nicht in der Sonne aber auch nicht im Schatten bringen lassen sollte, befahl er dem Manne, den Topf an die Spitze eines Stockes zu binden und mit einem dünnen Gewande zu bedecken.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Dem Manne aber sagte er: [...]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. husband

   Synonyms: Ehemann, Gatte, Ehegatte, Gemahl, Gespons m

   Coordinate terms: Frau, Ehefrau, Weib, Eheweib, Gattin, Ehegattin, Gemahlin, Gespons n, Gesponsin, Ehegesponsin

   Hypernym: Ehepartner

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Männer, which can be used in all contexts and is now used exclusively in contexts other than the following.
• The unchanged plural Mann (inherited from Old and Middle High German) is sometimes used after numerals. It means "men" as a measure for size or strength of a group rather than individuals: Mit drei Mann können wir den Schrank heben – "With three people we can lift the cupboard." Military or police personnel, team members, demonstrators and the like are often counted using this unchanged plural. This may actually include women.
• The plural Mannen is now rare and somewhat poetic. It usually means a group of men, often soldiers, under the command or leadership of someone: Cäsars Mannen ("Caesar's men"). It is sometimes heard in sports jargon: die Mannen von Trainer XY ("coach XY's men").

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mann	die	Männer, Mann2, Mannen3
genitive	eines	des	Mannes, Manns	der	Männer, Mann2, Mannen3
dative	einem	dem	Mann, Manne1	den	Männern, Mann2, Mannen3
accusative	einen	den	Mann	die	Männer, Mann2, Mannen3

Declension of Mann [masculine, strong // mixed]

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Sometimes after numerals.
³Rare or poetic.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “man (male human), by gender”): Frau f, Männin f
• (antonym(s) of “man (male human), by age”): Junge m, Knabe m, Bube m, Bub m (chiefly Swiss and Austrian)

Hyponyms

• Ackermann
• Ampelmann
• Amtmann
• Arbeitsmann
• Barmann
• Bergmann
• Blödmann
• Bootsmann
• Buhmann
• Dönermann
• Edelmann
• Ehemann
• Eismann
• Englischmann
• Ersatzmann
• Exmann
• Fährmann
• FBI-Mann
• Feuerwehrmann
• Flachmann
• Franzmann
• Froschmann
• Gefolgsmann
• Geschäftsmann
• Hampelmann
• Hauptmann
• Hausmann
• Hengstmann
• Hintermann
• Jungmann
• Kameramann
• Kaufmann
• Klostermann
• Landmann
• Landsmann
• Lebemann
• Mann im Mond
• Milchmann
• Müllmann
• Mustermann
• Nebenmann
• Neumann
• Nordmann
• Obmann
• Ostmann
• Putzmann
• Sämann
• Sandmann
• Saubermann
• Schulmann
• Schutzmann
• Seemann
• Sensenmann
• Staatsmann
• Strohmann
• Supermann
• Tochtermann
• Tormann
• Traummann
• V-Mann
• Vordermann
• Wachmann
• Wahlmann
• Waidmann
• Wandersmann
• Wassermann
• Wehrmann
• Weidmann
• Weihnachtsmann

 

Derived terms

• bemannt
• Butzemann
• entmannen
• ermannen
• Flattermann
• mannbar
• Männchen
• Männerbund
• mannhaft
• Mannheit
• männiglich
• Männin
• männlich
• Mannmonat
• Mannomann
• Mannschaft
• mannshoch
• mannstoll
• Manntag
• Pipimann
• Pullermann
• Schneemann
• seinen Mann stehen
• von Mann zu Mann

 

Related terms

• Männeken
• Männerfreundschaft
• Männergesellschaft
• Männerkleid
• Männerkleider
• männermordend
• Manneskraft
• Mannestum
• Manns genug sein, Mannes genug sein
• Mannsbild
• Mannsperson
• Mannstärke
• Mannzahl
• Mensch
• Muselmann (possibly related)

 

Further reading

• “Mann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mann” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Mann (Person, Gatte, Anrede)” in Duden online
• “Mann (Schriftsteller)” in Duden online
• “Mann” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Mann” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Mann on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate to German Mann, Plautdietsch Maun, English man.

Noun

Mann m (plural Mannslüd or Mannslüüd or Manns or Mann, depending primarily on dialect)

1. (in many dialects, including Dithmarsisch, Low Prussian, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch) man ((adult) male human)
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) short for Ehmann: husband

Coordinate terms

• Ehfro
• Ehfru
• Fro
• Frominsch
• Froonsminsch
• Fru
• Frugensminsch
• Fruminsch
• Fruunsminsch
• Wief

 

Derived terms

• Bumann
• Ehmann
• Mann in de Tünn!
• Mannsminsch
• Timmermann
• Watermann

 

See also

• Deern
• Diern
• Ehlüüd
• Ehpoor
• Familie
• Jung
• Jungdeern
• Jungkeerl
• Keerl
• Kerl
• Kind
• Mensch
• Minsch
• Oll
• Ollsch
• Ool
• Oolsch
• Öllern

 

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate with German Mann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man/

Noun

Mann m (plural Menner, diminutive Mennche)

1. man

   Ich kenne de Mann net.

   I do not know the man.

   • 2006, Spohr, Familien-Kalender., page 130:

     Die Kinna wolle, die Fraa will, unn de Mann will nix demit wisse. Unn dann?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. husband

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate with German Mann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Homophone: mann

Noun

Mann m (plural Männer)

1. man (male human)
2. husband

Further reading

• Mann in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate with German Mann.

Noun

Mann m (plural Menner)

1. man (male human)
2. husband

Related terms

• Beddelmann