mannkyn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mannkyn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmanː.cʰɪːn/

Noun

mannkyn n (genitive singular mannkyns, no plural)

mankind

Declension

declension of mannkyn

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	mannkyn	mannkynið
accusative	mannkyn	mannkynið
dative	mannkyni	mannkyninu
genitive	mannkyns	mannkynsins

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *manakunją; equivalent to maðr +‎ kyn.

Noun

mannkyn n

mankind

Declension

Declension of mannkyn (strong ja-stem, singular only)

neuter	singular
neuter	indefinite	definite
nominative	mannkyn	mannkynit
accusative	mannkyn	mannkynit
dative	mannkyni	mannkyninu
genitive	mannkyns	mannkynsins

Descendants

Danish: mandkøn
Icelandic: mannkyn

References

“mannkyn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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