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Etymology
From Old Swedish mænniskia, from Old Saxon mennisko, from the weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare the synonym mänska (less common, informal), which is also from the weak inflection of *manniskaz, but via Old Norse menska and not via Old Saxon.
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- a human
människor och djur- humans and animals
- a person, (in the plural) people
Tre människor skadades i olyckan- Three people were injured in the accident
Det står en massa människor där borta- There is a bunch of people standing over there
- (in the plural) mankind
Jag skulle ljuga om jag sade att jag älskar människorna- I would be lying if I said that I love mankind
- (in the definite) man (as a species), mankind, humankind
Att människan är ett djur kan ingen neka, ty hon har hjärta, hår, kött, ben och ådror, genom vilka blod och vätskor drivas fram och åter- No one can deny that man is an animal, because she has a heart, hair, flesh, bones and veins, through which blood and fluids are driven forth and back
- (Carl Linnaeus, modernized spelling)
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