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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Likely from a substrate language of northwestern Europe. Proto-Celtic *menekkis ( “ frequent ” ) , Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ ( “ many ” ) , Proto-Finno-Permic *mone ( “ many, some ” ) are probably from the same source; according to Watkins, the Germanic, Slavic, and Celtic terms could all stem from a late (Northwestern) Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos .
Older theories derived the term from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂- ( “ large ” ) with a nasal infix. ( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
Pronunciation
Adjective
*managaz (comparative *managizô , superlative *managistaz )
many
much ( large amount of )
Inflection
Declension of *managaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
*managaz
*managō
*managą, -atō
*managai
*managôz
*managō
accusative
*managanǭ
*managǭ
*managą, -atō
*managanz
*managōz
*managō
genitive
*managas, -is
*managaizōz
*managas, -is
*managaizǫ̂
*managaizǫ̂
*managaizǫ̂
dative
*managammai
*managaizōi
*managammai
*managaimaz
*managaimaz
*managaimaz
instrumental
*managanō
*managaizō
*managanō
*managaimiz
*managaimiz
*managaimiz
Weak declension
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
*managô
*managǭ
*managô
*managaniz
*managōniz
*managōnō
accusative
*managanų
*managōnų
*managô
*managanunz
*managōnunz
*managōnō
genitive
*managiniz
*managōniz
*managiniz
*managanǫ̂
*managōnǫ̂
*managanǫ̂
dative
*managini
*managōni
*managini
*managammaz
*managōmaz
*managammaz
instrumental
*managinē
*managōnē
*managinē
*managammiz
*managōmiz
*managammiz
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Proto-West Germanic: *manag Old English: maniġ , maneġ , moniġ , mæniġ Middle English: mani , mane , magnie , maini , mainie , mange , manie , manige , maniȝ , many , meine , meni , menie , monei , moni , monie , moniȝ , mony , myny Old Frisian: monech , manich , monich , manch Old Saxon: manag , maneg Old Dutch: manag , *menig Old High German: manag , manac
Old Norse: mangr
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 ( manags )
References
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013 ) “*managa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11 ) , Leiden, Boston: Brill , →ISBN , page 352
^ “many ”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2016 , →ISBN .
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025 ) “many ”, in Online Etymology Dictionary .
^ Derksen, Rick (2008 ) “*mъnogъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , page 334 : “adj. o ‘much, many’ ”