mancynn

Old English

Etymology

From mann +‎ cynn. Cognate with Old Saxon mankunni, Old High German mancunni, Old Norse mannkyn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.kynn/

Noun

mancynn n

humanity, mankind
Africa is mancynnes cradol.
Africa is the cradle of humanity.

Declension

Declension of mancynn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mancynn	mancynn
accusative	mancynn	mancynn
genitive	mancynnes	mancynna
dative	mancynne	mancynnum

Descendants

Middle English: mankin, mankun, mancun
- English: mankin

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