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See also: main, mäin, and -main

English

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Etymology 1

 Main (river) on Wikipedia

From Latin Moenis.

Proper noun

Main

  1. A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (fawn), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (son); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz.[1][2]

Proper noun

Main

  1. A river in Northern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh.

Etymology 3

 Main (surname) on Wikipedia

Proper noun

Main

  1. A surname.

Etymology 4

From main.

Proper noun

Main

  1. Ellipsis of Main Street.: A street named "Main Street".
Derived terms

Noun

Main (plural Mains)

  1. Ellipsis of Main Street (main street).: A central street of a community

References

  1. ^ The Scottish Celtic Review. (1885). United Kingdom, p. 26
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mang”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

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Anagrams

German

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Latin Moenis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯n/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Main m (proper noun, strong, genitive Maines or Mains)

  1. A tributary of the Rhine, in southern Germany

Declension

Further reading

  • Main” in Duden online
  • Main” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Main on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Portuguese

Proper noun

Main m

  1. Main (a river in southern Germany)
    Synonym: Meno