máni

See also: mani, Mani, maní, mâni, mãni, manī, mâ-nî, and mānī

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánaður

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔanɪ]

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, plural mánar)

  1. a moon
  2. the moon of the earth
  3. (coll.) month

Declension
Declension of máni
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative máni mánin mánar mánarnir
accusative mána mánan mánar mánarnar
dative mána mánanum mánum mánunum
genitive mána mánans mána mánanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánuður.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːnɪ/
    Rhymes: -auːnɪ
    Homophone: Máni

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, nominative plural mánar)

  1. (chiefly poetic or literary) moon
  2. the moon of the earth, Moon, Luna

Declension
declension of máni
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative máni máninn mánar mánarnir
accusative mána mánann mána mánana
dative mána mánanum mánum mánunum
genitive mána mánans mána mánanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“the moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Old English mōna, Old Frisian mōna, Old Saxon māno, Old High German māno, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Noun

máni m (genitive mána, plural mánar)

  1. (poetic) the moon

Declension
  Declension of máni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative máni máninn mánar mánarnir
accusative mána mánann mána mánana
dative mána mánanum mánum mánunum
genitive mána mánans mána mánanna

Descendants
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