mån

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See also: -maan, Maan, maan, and Appendix:Variations of "man"

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

  1. I

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mån f (definite singular måna or måni, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of man

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

  1. I

Declension

Inflection of mån
singular dual plural
Nominative Simple mån måj mij
Emphatic månnå måjå mija
Genitive muv munuo mijá
Accusative muv månov mijáv
Illative munje munnuj mijjaj
Inessive muvne munuon miján
Elative muvste munuost mijást
Comitative mujna munujn mijájn

See also

Pite Sami personal pronouns
singular dual plural
simple emphatic simple emphatic simple emphatic
1st person mån månnå måj måjå mij mija
2nd person dån dånnå dåj dåjå dij dija
3rd person sån sånnå såj såjå sij sija

References

  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

mån c

  1. extent, degree
    i samma (någon, stor, liten, viss) mån
    to the same (some, a large, a little, certain) degree
    i mån av tid
    if there is time (depending on how much time is available)
    att i största möjliga mån undvika spill
    to avoid waste as much as possible
  2. (in some compounds) margin
    vinna med en hårsmån
    win by a hair's breadth ("margin")
    sömsmån
    seam allowance ("margin")
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of mån
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mån måns
definite månen månens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Adjective

mån (comparative månare, superlative månast)

  1. careful, concerned (caring about something (and therefore exerting effort towards it))
    Han var mån om att inte såra någon
    He was careful not to hurt anyone (cared about not hurting anyone, and therefore tried not to do so)
    Hon var mån om sitt rykte
    She was concerned with (cared about (and therefore tended to)) her reputation
    De är måna om sin hälsa
    They take care of (care about and exert effort towards) their health
    1. considerate
      Hemskt vad alla är måna om oss
      Incredible how considerate everybody is of us

Etymology 2

Noun

mån

  1. Abbreviation of måndag.
    mån 3 nov kl. 15
    Mon Nov 3, at 3 pm
  2. Abbreviation of månad.
    50 kr/mån
    50 SEK/mo
    12 mån garanti
    12 months warranty

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia