From Proto-Samic *mānō, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mānō).
Related to Swedish måne. Cognates include Northern Sami mánnu and Skolt Sami mään.
ма̄нн (mānn) (plural ма̄н)
| Declension of ма̄нн (type I noun, нн-н gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ма̄нн (mānn) | |
| Genitive | ма̄н (mān) | |
| Dative-Illative | моа̄ннэ (måånne) | |
| Comitative | ма̄нэнҍ (mānen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | ма̄нн (mānn) | ма̄н (mān) |
| Accusative | ма̄н (mān) | ма̄нэтҍ (mānet’) |
| Genitive | ма̄н (mān) | ма̄нэ (māne) |
| Dative-Illative | моа̄ннэ (måånne) | ма̄нэтҍ (mānet’) |
| Locative | ма̄нэсьт (mānes’t) | ма̄нэнҍ (mānen’) |
| Comitative | ма̄нэнҍ (mānen’) | ма̄нэгуэйм (māneguejm) |
| Abessive | ма̄нха (mānxa) | ма̄нэха (mānexa) |
| Essive | ма̄ннэнҍ (mānnen’) | |
| Partitive | ма̄ннэ (mānne) | |