"Main" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Moenis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Moenis}} Latin Moenis Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Main
  1. A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine. Categories (place): Places in Germany, Rivers in Germany, Rivers in Hesse Derived forms: Frankfort-on-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Gemünden am Main Translations (river in southern Germany): Մայն (Mayn) (Armenian), Moa (Bavarian), Main [masculine] (Catalan), 美茵河 (Měiyīn hé) (Chinese Mandarin), Mohan [masculine] (Czech), Mee (East Franconian), Majno (Esperanto), Main [masculine] (French), Main [masculine] (German), Μάιν (Máin) [masculine] (Greek), Majna (Hungarian), Meno [masculine] (Italian), マイン川 (english: Main gawa) (Japanese), 마인 강 (english: Main gang) (Korean), ເມນ (mēn) (Lao), ແມ່ນ້ຳເມນ (mǣ nam mēn) (Lao), Moenis [masculine] (Latin), Moenus [masculine] (Latin), Mohan [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), Men [masculine] (Polish), Meno [masculine] (Portuguese), Майн (Majn) [masculine] (Russian), Mohan [masculine] (Slovak), Meno [masculine] (Spanish), เมน (meen) (Thai), แม่น้ำเมน (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Main-en-name-5M3FgBhX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (“fawn”), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz. Etymology templates: {{m|ga|an}} an, {{m|ga|Mhaing}} Mhaing, {{der|en|sga|mang|t=fawn}} Old Irish mang (“fawn”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*makʷos|t=son}} Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”), {{cog|gem-pro|*maguz}} Proto-Germanic *maguz Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Main
  1. A river in Northern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh. Categories (place): Places in Northern Ireland, Rivers in Ireland, Rivers in Northern Ireland, Rivers in the United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Main-en-name-Icfq3VuT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 50 3 12 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, reduced from the North Germanic name Magnus. Also from the adjective main. * As a Scottish, English, French and Norman surname, from personal names derived from Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), similar to Mein. * As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province of Maine. Compare Mansell. * As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from the Anglo-Norman adjective maine (“great, large”), from Old French magne. * As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the noun main (“hand”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{m|en|Magnus}} Magnus, {{m|en|main}} main, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*magan|t=to be able}} Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), {{m|en|Mein}} Mein, {{m|en|Maine}} Maine, {{m|en|Mansell}} Mansell, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{m|xno|maine|t=great, large}} maine (“great, large”), {{der|en|fro|magne}} Old French magne, {{m|fr|main|t=hand}} main (“hand”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Main
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Main-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: From main Etymology templates: {{m|en|main}} main Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Main
  1. Ellipsis of Main Street.: A street named "Main Street". Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Main Street (extra: A street named "Main Street") Derived forms: SoMa, South Main
    Sense id: en-Main-en-name-rngFTA~q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: Mains [plural]
Etymology: From main Etymology templates: {{m|en|main}} main Head templates: {{en-noun}} Main (plural Mains)
  1. Ellipsis of Main Street (“main street”).: A central street of a community Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Main Street (extra: (“main street”).: A central street of a community) Related terms: main
    Sense id: en-Main-en-noun-ItIlOtOz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ເມນ"
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}

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