mån

See also: maan, Maan, -maan, and Appendix:Variations of "man"

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

  1. I

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mån f (definite singular måna or måni, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of man

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

  1. I

Declension

See also

References

  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

mån c

  1. degree, quality, margin
    i samma (någon, stor, liten, viss) mån
    to the same (some, a large, a little, certain) degree
    i mån av tid
    if time is available
    att i största möjliga mån undvika spill.
    to avoid waste as far as possible.
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of mån 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative mån månen
Genitive måns månens

Adjective

mån (comparative månare, superlative månast)

  1. desirous, eager; careful
    Han var mån om att inte såra någon.He was careful not to hurt anyone['s feelings].
  2. considerate
    Hemskt vad alla är måna om oss.Incredible how considerate everybody is of us.

Noun

mån

  1. Abbreviation of måndag.
    mån 3 nov kl. 15
    Mon Nov 3, at 3 pm
  2. Abbreviation of månad.
    50 kr/mån
    50 SEK/mo
    12 mån garanti
    12 months warranty

Further reading

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