människa

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Swedish

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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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛnːɪɧa/
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Noun

människa c

  1. a human
    människor och djur
    humans and animals
    1. 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
      Är du en kattmänniska eller en hundmänniska'?
      Are you a cat person or a dog person?
    2. (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
  2. (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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