máni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mani"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɑːnɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːnɪ

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, plural mánar)

1. a moon
2. the moon of the earth
3. (colloquial) month

Declension

Declension of máni
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	máni	mánin	mánar	mánarnir
accusative	mána	mánan	mánar	mánarnar
dative	mána	mánanum	mánum	mánunum
genitive	mána	mánans	mána	mánanna

Synonyms

• (earth moon): tungl
• (month): mánaður

See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star	Sólin
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venus	Jørðin	Mars	[Term?]	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Mánin	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymedes Callisto	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] Titan [Term?]	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also mánuður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmauːnɪ/

  Rhymes: -auːnɪ

  Homophone: Máni

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, nominative plural mánar)

1. a moon
2. the moon of the earth, Moon, Luna

Declension

Declension of máni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	máni	máninn	mánar	mánarnir
accusative	mána	mánann	mána	mánana
dative	mána	mánanum	mánum	mánunum
genitive	mána	mánans	mána	mánanna

Synonyms

• (moon): tungl

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“the moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Old English mōna, Old Frisian mōna, Old Saxon māno, Old High German māno, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Noun

máni m (genitive mána, plural mánar)

1. (poetic) the moon

Declension

  Declension of máni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	máni	máninn	mánar	mánarnir
accusative	mána	mánann	mána	mánana
dative	mána	mánanum	mánum	mánunum
genitive	mána	mánans	mána	mánanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: máni
• Faroese: máni
• Norn: måni
• Norwegian: måne
• Old Swedish: māne
  • Swedish: måne
• Old Danish: mānæ
  • Danish: måne
• Gutnish: mane