manna
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmænə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ænə
- Homophones: manner, manor (non-rhotic dialects only)
Noun
manna (countable and uncountable, plural mannas)
- (biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Exodus 16:14-15:
- And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
- 1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, →OCLC, page 242:
- In the juriſdiction of Huquang there are ſeveral places where they gather up great store of Manna, which the Natives take for a Frozen Dew.
- (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
- c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way / Of starved people.
- 2010, Giancarlo Gandolfo, Economic Dynamics, 4th edition, Springer, page 197f:
- The introduction of technical progress in this model can be made in a very simple manner if we assume that it is of the ‘disembodied’ type, that is, something like manna that falls from heaven on all capital goods, old and new. [emphasis in original]
- The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
- 1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, →ISBN, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
- The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.
- 1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, →ISBN, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
Derived terms
- Australian manna (from Eucalyptus viminalis, E. gunnii, E. pulverulenta)
- manna ash (Fraxinus ornus)
- manna croup
- manna grass, mannagrass (Glyceria spp.)
- manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis, E. gunnii, E. pulverulenta)
- manna mealybug (Trabutina crassispinosa or Trabutina mannipara)
- manna scale (Trabutina crassispinosa or Trabutina mannipara)
- mannitol
- mannose
- Persian manna (Astragalus brachycalyx)
- tamarisk manna scale (Trabutina mannipara)
Translations
food
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any good thing
sugary sap of the manna gum tree
Further reading
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Noun
manna n (genitive singular manna, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of manna (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | manna | mannað |
| accusative | manna | mannað |
| dative | manna | mannanum |
| genitive | manna | mannans |
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Biblical Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manna
Declension
| Inflection of manna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | manna | — | ||
| genitive | mannan | — | ||
| partitive | mannaa | — | ||
| illative | mannaan | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | manna | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | manna | — | |
| gen. | mannan | |||
| genitive | mannan | — | ||
| partitive | mannaa | — | ||
| inessive | mannassa | — | ||
| elative | mannasta | — | ||
| illative | mannaan | — | ||
| adessive | mannalla | — | ||
| ablative | mannalta | — | ||
| allative | mannalle | — | ||
| essive | mannana | — | ||
| translative | mannaksi | — | ||
| abessive | mannatta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Synonyms
- (any good thing): nanna (especially food)
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “manna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
manna
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Pronoun
manna
- (demonstrative) proximal pronoun; this here, he/she/it here.
- 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 54
- Ukioq manna annertusisamik misilitsinnermi akissutit 431-iupput.
- This year, there were 431 answers to the expanded test.
- 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 54
Declension
Declension of manna
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | manna | makku |
| ergative | matuma | makkua |
| allative | matumunnga | makkununnga |
| ablative | matumannga | makkunannga |
| prosecutive | matumuuna | makkunuuna |
| locative | matumani | makkunani |
| instrumental | uuminnga | makkuninnga |
| equative | matumatut | makkunatut |
See also
- una (“that nearby”)
- innga (“that yonder”)
- kanna (“that down a medial distance”)
- sanna (“that down a long distance”)
- pinnga (“that up a medial distance”)
- panna (“that up a long distance”)
- qanna (“that in there/out there”)
- anna (“that in the north”)
- kinnga (“that in the south/that outside”)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
manna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mannaði, supine mannað)
- to man
Conjugation
manna — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að manna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
mannað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
mannandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég manna | við mönnum | present (nútíð) |
ég manni | við mönnum |
| þú mannar | þið mannið | þú mannir | þið mannið | ||
| hann, hún, það mannar | þeir, þær, þau manna | hann, hún, það manni | þeir, þær, þau manni | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég mannaði | við mönnuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég mannaði | við mönnuðum |
| þú mannaðir | þið mönnuðuð | þú mannaðir | þið mönnuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það mannaði | þeir, þær, þau mönnuðu | hann, hún, það mannaði | þeir, þær, þau mönnuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
manna (þú) | mannið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| mannaðu | manniði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að mannast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
mannast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
mannandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég mannast | við mönnumst | present (nútíð) |
ég mannist | við mönnumst |
| þú mannast | þið mannist | þú mannist | þið mannist | ||
| hann, hún, það mannast | þeir, þær, þau mannast | hann, hún, það mannist | þeir, þær, þau mannist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég mannaðist | við mönnuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég mannaðist | við mönnuðumst |
| þú mannaðist | þið mönnuðust | þú mannaðist | þið mönnuðust | ||
| hann, hún, það mannaðist | þeir, þær, þau mönnuðust | hann, hún, það mannaðist | þeir, þær, þau mönnuðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
mannast (þú) | mannist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| mannastu | mannisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
mannaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
mannaður | mönnuð | mannað | mannaðir | mannaðar | mönnuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
mannaðan | mannaða | mannað | mannaða | mannaðar | mönnuð | |
| dative (þágufall) |
mönnuðum | mannaðri | mönnuðu | mönnuðum | mönnuðum | mönnuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
mannaðs | mannaðrar | mannaðs | mannaðra | mannaðra | mannaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
mannaði | mannaða | mannaða | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
mannaða | mönnuðu | mannaða | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
mannaða | mönnuðu | mannaða | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
mannaða | mönnuðu | mannaða | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | mönnuðu | |
Noun
manna
Etymology 2
Old Norse manna, from Late Latin manna.
Noun
manna n (genitive singular manna, no plural)
Declension
declension of manna
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian манна (manna) (cf. the derived манка (manka), манный (mannyj)), ultimately from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna).
Related to Finnish manna and Estonian manna.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑnː, -ɑnːɑ
- Hyphenation: man‧na
Noun
manna
Declension
| Declension of manna (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | manna | mannat |
| genitive | mannan | mannoin |
| partitive | mannaa | mannoja |
| illative | mannaa | mannoi |
| inessive | mannaas | mannois |
| elative | mannast | mannoist |
| allative | mannalle | mannoille |
| adessive | mannaal | mannoil |
| ablative | mannalt | mannoilt |
| translative | mannaks | mannoiks |
| essive | mannanna, mannaan | mannoinna, mannoin |
| exessive1) | mannant | mannoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 296
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Noun
manna f (plural manne)
- manna (all senses)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
manna f (plural manne)
Synonyms
Anagrams
Kavalan
Pronoun
manna
- (interrogative) why
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Biblical Hebrew מן (man).
Pronunciation
Noun
manna f (genitive mannae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manna | mannae |
| Genitive | mannae | mannārum |
| Dative | mannae | mannīs |
| Accusative | mannam | mannās |
| Ablative | mannā | mannīs |
| Vocative | manna | mannae |
References
- “manna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- manna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Noun
manna m (definite singular mannaen, indefinite plural mannaer or mannaar, definite plural mannaene or mannaane)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- manne (e- and split infinitives)
Verb
manna (present tense mannar, past tense manna, past participle manna, passive infinitive mannast, present participle mannande, imperative manna/mann)
- to man
Derived terms
References
- “manna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
manna
Old Norse
Noun
manna
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (man).
Pronunciation
Noun
manna f
- farina
- Synonyms: grysik, kasza manna
- (biblical) manna (food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus)
- mannagrass, sweetgrass (any of several perennial grasses of the genus Glyceria)
- manna (sugary sap of the manna gum tree)
- rim lichen (any lichen of the genus Lecanora)
- Synonym: misecznica
Declension
Declension of manna
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
Further reading
- manna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- manna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sardinian
Etymology
Noun
manna f (plural mannas)
Related terms
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji meena, Hadiyya manna and Kambaata manna.
Pronunciation
Noun
manna m (singulative mancho m or f)
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “manna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
Ter Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *mānō.
Noun
manna