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( international standards ) ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3 language code forMende . FromMiddle English men Old English menn ( “ people ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *manniz Proto-Germanic *mann- ( “ person ” ) . Cognate withGerman Männer ( “ men ” ) ,Danish mænd ( “ men ” ) ,Swedish män ( “ men ” ) . More atman
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A group ofmen sitting together. plural ofman 1910 Emerson Hough , chapter I, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise , Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company ,→OCLC This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[ …] men .
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( collective , dated , fantasy ) people ,humanity ,man(kind) .1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America :We hold these truths to be self-evident, that allmen are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
( collective , military ) Enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers)."Muster up themen in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.
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softer form offakkun ( “ very ” ) FromProto-Brythonic *maɣɨn Proto-Celtic *maginos Welsh maen
men m plural meyn
stone This word mutates irregularly toveyn margh ( “ horse ” ) and no other word. (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Possibly from Etymology 1.”)
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eager fluent outspoken vigorous Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
FromProto-Turkic *ben ( “ I ” ) . CompareTurkish ben ( “ I ” ) .
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I FromOld Norse mein Proto-Germanic *mainą ( “ damage, hurt, injustice, sin ” ) .
menor mén n or c singular definite menet or menen plural indefinite men plural definite menene
injury Same origin asOld Norse meðan ( “ while ” ) .
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but ( as a noun ) but ,catch ,hitch ,snag Jeg kan høre, der er etmen . FromMiddle Dutch men man ( “ man ” ) . Accordingly, originally pronounced with[ə] ; now predominantly with a full vowel[ɛ] , aspelling pronunciation common especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. CompareGerman man Low German men Middle English men ( indefinite pronoun ) .
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( indefinite , subject) one ,you ,they ,everyone ;humanity , (the)people , thepublic opinion Men zegt dat...People say that.... It is said that...Men weet nooit wat er gaat gebeuren.You never know what’s going to happen.When not used as a subject,men must be replaced withje ( “ you ” ) or sometimesze ( “ them ” ) . The word as such is very common inLimburg and some other areas, where it is part of the local dialects. Elsewhere it is not downright rare but perceived as formal and predominantly replaced withje andze even as a subject (similarly to Englishone See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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inflection ofmennen first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative Seemøna
men f genitive singular menar , plural menir or menar
( rare , Mykines) spinal cord FromDanish men Old Norse meðan ( “ while ” ) .
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first person plural exclusive;short form we ,us min (Pulaar, Adamawa, Dageeja, Fouta-toro, Liptaako, Sokoto, Zaria, Gombe) Oumar Bah,Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993 ), “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, inSenri Ethnological Studies [4] 35 ,→DOI 215-230 FromFrench main ( “ hand ” ) .
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hand FromFrench mais ( “ but ” ) .
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but FromOld Norse men Proto-Germanic *manją Old English mene
men n genitive singular mens nominative plural men
necklace , especially one with apendant men (apocopated
apocopic form ofmeno men
( literary , archaic ) contraction ofme ne 1723 Anton Maria Salvini , transl.,Iliade Iliad [5] Ἰλιάς (Iliás ) byHomer , Book I,page 9 :Men vo alle navi, appo aver fatte in guerraI return to the ships, after grave, hard and laborious war endeavours men
Rōmaji transcription ofめん men
Latin spelling ofмен ( men ,“ I ” ) men
Latin spelling ofмен ( men ,“ and ” ) FromFrench main ( “ hand ” ) .
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water river men (men5 / men0 Zhuyin ˙ㄇㄣ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of們 / 们 men
nonstandard spelling ofmēn nonstandard spelling ofmén nonstandard spelling ofmèn nonstandard spelling ofmê̄n 《汉语拼音方案》 (Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet ) defines a standard pronunciation for each letter in Hanyu Pinyin withZhuyin .ㄝ ( /ɛ/ ) typically only occurs in syllables with an initial glide (e.g.ㄧㄝ ( -ie /i̯ɛ/ ) ), where it is romanized ase ê ㄜ ( -e /ɤ/ ) . Such instances are rare, and are only found in interjections or neologisms.Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.An unstressed variety ofman
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someone one ,they ,you ,people ;impersonal pronoun. This pronoun needs aninflection-table template .
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alternative form ofman ( “ one, you ” ) FromOld English menn mann Proto-Germanic *manniz *mann-
As a genitive plural, either an extension of the nominative or accusative plural or (in Northern Middle English) a reduction ofmenne
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plural ofman ( “ man ” ) ( uncommon ) genitive plural ofman ( “ man ” ) [ 1] ^ Myers, Sara (26 November 2014 ), “Chapter 2: Genitive Plural Nouns”, in An investigation of certain aspects of the genitive noun phrase in Middle English (1150-1500) (Thesis)[1] University of Edinburgh ,→OCLC the original on2025-08-22 , § 2.3, page 34. An unstressed pronunciation ofmònn ( “ man ” ) . CompareGerman man Dutch men
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one ,you ( indefinite pronoun ) Bou mumen parkiarn? ―Where canyou park? Via Swedish and Danishmen meðan ( “ while ” )
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But ,however ; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.though only Han er en fin kar,men han snakker litt for mye. – He is a nice guy,but he talks a bit too much.From Old Norsemein
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damage ;injury (alsomén )permanent disability difficulty ;drawback men
imperative ofmene Via Swedish and Danishmen meðan ( “ while ” )
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but ,however ; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.though only Frommen
men n definite singular menet uncountable
difficulty “men” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .men
inflection ofman dative singular nominative / accusative plural FromProto-Celtic *menā Proto-Indo-European *menH- ( “ to trample, tread ” ) .
men f genitive mine
flour ,meal Feminine ā-stem singular dual plural nominative men L — — vocative men L — — accusative min N — — genitive mine H — — dative min L — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalizationMiddle Irish:min ( from the dative/accusative ) Mutation ofmen radical lenition nasalization men also mmen in h-prothesis environments men pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ men also mmen
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
FromProto-Germanic *manją Old English mene Old Saxon meni halsmeni
men n genitive mens plural men
necklace men
towant FromProto-Turkic *ben
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First singular personal pronoun;I .
Tenishev, Edhem (1976 ), “men ”, inStroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar 224 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun ] (1985 ), “men ”, in撒拉语简志 A Brief History of Salar [6] 民族出版社: 琴書店 ,→OCLC 53 马伟 [Ma Wei ];朝克 [Chao Ke ] (2014 ), “men ”, in撒拉语366条会话读本 Salar 366 Conversation Reader [7] st edition,社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press ],→ISBN 111 Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “men ”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor,撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary →ISBN 180 张, 进锋 (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008 ), 乌璐别格 (Ulubeğ), 鄭初陽 (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors,Salar İbret Sözler 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar Proverbs [8] 43
men (plural menti
( chiefly in theplural ) water James Frederick Schön, James Frederick Schön,Sherbro Vocabulary (1839),page 24 IPA (key ) : /ˈmen/ [ˈmẽn] Rhymes:-en Syllabification:men Borrowed fromEnglish men
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plural ofman men m plural men
alternative form ofman men
romanization of𒃞 ( men ) FromOld Swedish men Middle Low German men man ( “ but, only ” ) , probably fromOld Saxon niwan Old Swedish men ( “ while, during ” ) (modernSwedish medan medans mens Low German man
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but ; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.yet ,but ,however John har bott i staden i fem år,men aldrig besökt slottet. John has lived in the city for five years,yet never visited the castle. FromOld Norse mein Icelandic mein Norwegian mein Old Saxon mēn Old English mān Icelandic meinn ( “ which causes injury ” ) ,Old English mǣne ( “ evil, deceptive ” ,adjective ) ,Lithuanian maĭnas ( “ change ” ,noun ) ,Proto-Slavic *měna ( “ change ” ,noun ) ; from theProto-Indo-European *mei- ( “ to switch ” ) .
men n
ahandicap , long-time remnant of a physical or mentalinjury , which affects a person negatively IPA (key ) : /ˈmɛn/ Hyphenation:men Inherited fromOttoman Turkish منع ( menʾ ,“ a preventing, hindering, hindrance, a forbidding, prohibition ” ) ,[ 1] [ 2] Arabic مَنْع ( manʕ ,“ prevention ” ) ,verbal noun ofمَنَعَ ( manaʕa ,“ to hinder, to prevent, to repel ” ) .[ 3]
men (definite accusative meni plural menler
An act ofprohibiting ,forbidding Synonym: yasaklama An act ofpreventing ,hindering Synonyms: engel olma önleme FromProto-Turkic *ben ( “ I, me ” ) .[ 4] [ 5]
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( dialectal ) I ,me Synonym: ( standard ) ben ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890 ), “منع ”, inA Turkish and English Lexicon [2] page2006 ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911 ), “منع ”, inDictionnaire turc-français [3] page1235 ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ), “men Nişanyan Sözlük ^ Starostin, Sergei ;Dybo, Anna ;Mudrak, Oleg (2003 ), “*bẹ- ”, inEtymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ), “ben Nişanyan Sözlük FromProto-Turkic *ben ( “ I ” ) . CompareTurkish ben ( “ I ” ) .
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( personal ) I “men ” inEnedilim.com “men ” inWebonary.org men
Latin (ULY) transcription ofمەن ( men ) Inherited fromChagatai مین ( men ) ,من ( män ) , fromProto-Turkic *be-n ( “ I ” ) . Cognate withUyghur مەن men мән Turkish ben Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 ( b²n² /bän/ ) ; etc.
IPA (key ) : /mɛn/ ,[mɛn] Hyphenation:men men
( personal ) I FromProto-Vietic *-mɛːn
men • (綿 ,𥽔 ,𥾃
yeast ( biochemistry ) enzyme alcohol (in terms of itseuphorigenic orintoxicating effects )2025 [9] Quang Hùng MasterD :♂: Giọt nước mắt tủi hờnmen Tears of resentmentalcohol Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .Như Tây nhựt trình (1889).”
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enamel (ceramics )glaze men • (綿 ,眠
toapproach , togo along FromGerman Mann English man Proto-Germanic *mann-
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man ( male or female ) ,human ,human being 1932 Leerboek der Wereldtaal , page15 :Blodmena at binom sudik. The brother of thisman is deaf. 1 status as a case is disputed2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Variant of earlierben Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā benna Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ( “ to bind ” ) .
men f plural menni or mennau
( vehicles ) cart ,wagon Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “men ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies FromMandarin 門 ／ 门
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door men kai-di-li.Thedoor is kept open. (Quoted in Sandman, p. 182) Juha Janhunen , Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008 ),Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume466 , LINCOM Europa,→ISBN Erika Sandman (2016 ),A Grammar of Wutun [10] →ISBN 
