mån
Lule Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Inflection
This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pite Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Declension
See also
References
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
mån c
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Declension
Declension of mån | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | mån | månen | — | — |
Genitive | måns | månens | — | — |
Adjective
mån (comparative månare, superlative månast)
- desirous, eager; careful
- Han var mån om att inte såra någon. ― He was careful not to hurt anyone['s feelings].
- considerate
- Hemskt vad alla är måna om oss. ― Incredible how considerate everybody is of us.
Noun
mån
Further reading
- mån in Svensk ordbok.
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