máni
See also: mani, Mani, maní, mâni, mãni, manī, mâ-nî, and mānī
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánaður
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔanɪ]
Noun
máni m (genitive singular mána, plural mánar)
- a moon
- the moon of the earth
- (coll.) month
Declension
| Declension of máni | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | máni | mánin | mánar | mánarnir |
| accusative | mána | mánan | mánar | mánarnar |
| dative | mána | mánanum | mánum | mánunum |
| genitive | mána | mánans | mána | mánanna |
Synonyms
- (earth moon): tungl
- (month): mánaður
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánuður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmauːnɪ/
- Rhymes: -auːnɪ
- Homophone: Máni
Noun
máni m (genitive singular mána, nominative plural mánar)
- (chiefly poetic or literary) moon
- the moon of the earth, Moon, Luna
Declension
declension of máni
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | máni | máninn | mánar | mánarnir |
| accusative | mána | mánann | mána | mánana |
| dative | mána | mánanum | mánum | mánunum |
| genitive | mána | mánans | mána | mánanna |
Synonyms
- (moon): tungl
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“the moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Old English mōna, Old Frisian mōna, Old Saxon māno, Old High German māno, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).
Noun
máni m (genitive mána, plural mánar)
- (poetic) the moon
Declension
Declension of máni (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | máni | máninn | mánar | mánarnir |
| accusative | mána | mánann | mána | mánana |
| dative | mána | mánanum | mánum | mánunum |
| genitive | mána | mánans | mána | mánanna |
Descendants
- Faroese: máni
- Gutnish: mane
- Icelandic: máni
- Norwegian: måne
- Norn: måni
- Old Danish: mānæ
- Danish: måne
- Old Swedish: māne
- Swedish: måne
- Westrobothnian: måɳe, mɑɳe, mani (merged with *mēnōþs)