manian

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Finnish

Noun

manian

  1. genitive singular of mania

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manōn, from Proto-Germanic *manōną, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think). Cognate with Old Frisian monia, Old Saxon manōn (Dutch manen), Old High German manōn (German mahnen). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Latin mens, Welsh mynnu, Russian мнить (mnitʹ), Lithuanian minti.

Pronunciation

Verb

manian

  1. to bring to mind what should be done or what should not be forgotten; to urge, to admonish

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Descendants

  • Middle English: *monien, monihen, *monen