FromProto-Germanic*mann-; cognate toOld Englishmann (Englishman).
Often used similar to the pronominal uses ofone in English, ormen in Dutch, especially in the common locution𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰(nimanna,“nobody”); the plural similarly usually refers to "people" generally, of either gender.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 manna | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃,𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans,mannans |
| vocative | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 manna | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃,𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans,mannans |
| accusative | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 mannan | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃,𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans,mannans |
| genitive | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 mans | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴 mannē |
| dative | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 mann | 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 mannam |