maður
Faroese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (“person”), *man-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn)
- man, male
- husband
- human being, people, man (generic)
- sailor
- member of a group
- (chess) chessman (except pawns)
Declension
editm41 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | maður | maðurin | menn | menninir |
Accusative | mann | mannin | menn | menninar |
Dative | manni | manninum | monnum | monnunum |
Genitive | mans | mansins | manna | mannanna |
Antonyms
editHyponyms
editIcelandic
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (“person”), *man-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaður m (genitive singular manns, nominative plural menn)
- human being, person, humanity, mankind, man (generic)
- Það tilheyrir náttúru mannsins að hata þá sem hann hefur sært.
- It belongs to human nature to hate those that he has hurt.
- man, adult male individual
- Ég sá mann úti á götu.
- I saw a man out on the street
- Þá sendi Benhadad menn til að njósna. Þeir sögðu honum svo frá: "Menn fara út frá Samaríu."
- and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 1 Kings 20:17
- (mainly used with a definite article) husband
- Þetta er Geir, maðurinn minn.
- This is Geir, my husband.
- (chess) chess piece, chessman
- Færðu manninn þinn.
- Move your piece.
Declension
editSynonyms
editDerived terms
edit- apamaður
- árásarmaður
- besti vinur mannsins
- blámaður
- búmaður
- eiginmaður
- ekkjumaður
- flugmaður
- flutningsmaður
- formaður
- galdramaður
- glæpamaður
- gull af manni
- gullgerðarmaður
- herramaður
- herramannsmatur
- kaupmaður
- maður er manns gaman
- mannlegur
- mannorð
- mannrán
- mannræningi
- mannsmynd
- sjómaður
- spámaður
- stjórnmálamaður
- stuðningsmaður
- sundmaður
- talsmaður
- tónlistarmaður
- töframaður
- umboðsmaður
- villimaður
- yfirmaður
- þingmaður
Pronoun
editmaður
Usage notes
editThe pronoun maður declines as the noun, but cannot take the definite article. It is placed in a clause in the same way as the noun, but the difference is in the stress: as a pronoun, it never takes the main stress in a sentence. It also cannot be substituted with the pronoun hann due to being a pronoun itself.
Derived terms
edit- maður veit aldrei (“one never knows”)
- koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur
See also
editCategories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːvʊɹ
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːvʊɹ/2 syllables
- Faroese terms with homophones
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Chess
- fo:Human
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːðʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːðʏr/1 syllable
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic nouns with irregular stem
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- is:Chess
- Icelandic pronouns
- Icelandic indefinite pronouns
- is:Family
- is:Human