/maðʏr/, [ˈmäð̠ʏr̥]
UppruniInherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”).
- masculinehuman being, person, humanity, mankind, man (generic)
“Það tilheyrir náttúru mannsins að hata þá sem hann hefur sært.” — It's a part of nature of man to hate those that he has hurt.
“Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)”
- masculineman, adult male individual
“Ég sá mann úti á götu.” — I saw a man out on the street
“Þá sendi Benhadad menn til að njósna. Þeir sögðu honum svo frá: "Menn fara út frá Samaríu."” — and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 1 Kings 20:17
- mainly, masculinehusband
“Þetta er Geir, maðurinn minn.” — This is Geir, my husband.
- masculinechess piece, chessman
“Færðu manninn þinn.” — Move your piece.
- masculine, no-pluralone, you
“Maður gerir þetta svona.” — You do it like this./One does it like this.
“Manni líður eins og maður sé að taka crazy pills.” — One feels like one's taking crazy pills.
Beygingarmanns(genitive, singular) · menn(nominative, plural) · maður(indefinite, nominative, singular) · maðurinn(definite, nominative, singular) · menn(indefinite, nominative, plural) · mennirnir(definite, nominative, plural) · mann(accusative, indefinite, singular) · manninn(accusative, definite, singular) · menn(accusative, indefinite, plural) · mennina(accusative, definite, plural) · manni(dative, indefinite, singular) · manninum(dative, definite, singular) · mönnum(dative, indefinite, plural) · mönnunum(dative, definite, plural) · manns(genitive, indefinite, singular) · mannsins(definite, genitive, singular) · manna(genitive, indefinite, plural) · mannanna(definite, genitive, plural) · mann(alternative)