mannin

• manninne (obsolete)

From man (“man”) +‎ -in (“-ess”). It may have originated as a calque of Latin virago (“woman”), a compound of vir (“man”) + -ago (“-ess”). It is also encountered in its contracted form min (“woman”).

mannin f (plural manninnen, diminutive manninnetje n).

1. (archaic, rare) a woman
2. a masculine woman
3. an effeminate man

• min, meermin, zeemeermin

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanːɪn]

mannin m, definite accusative singular form of maður

1. man, male
   • tá myndaði Harrin Guð mannin av mold jarðar

     And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground (Genesis 2,7)