máni

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month). See also mánaður.

Pronunciation

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, plural mánar)

  1. a moon
  2. the moon of the earth
  3. (colloquial) 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

See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkur Venus Jørðin Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons
Mánin Phobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Callisto





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Triton Charon Dysnomia

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month). See also mánuður.

Pronunciation

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, nominative plural mánar)

  1. a moon
  2. the moon of the earth, Moon, Luna

Declension

Synonyms

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)

  1. (poetic) the moon

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: máni
  • Faroese: máni
  • Norn: måni
  • Norwegian: måne
  • Old Swedish: māne
  • Old Danish: mānæ
  • Gutnish: mane