"maður" meaning in Faroese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/, [mɛːvʊɹ] (note: Fugloy)
Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fo|non|maðr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse maðr, {{inh+|fo|non|maðr}} Inherited from Old Norse maðr, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*mann-}} Proto-Germanic *mann-, {{der|fo|ine-pro|*mon-|*mon-(u-)|person}} Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=m|head=}} maður m, {{fo-noun|m|mans|menn}} maður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-m41|m}}, {{fo-decl-noun|maður|maðurin|menn|menninir|mann|mannin|menn|menninar|manni|manninum|monnum|monnunum|mans|mansins|manna|mannanna|decl=m41}} Forms: mans [genitive, singular], menn [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], maður [indefinite, nominative, singular], maðurin [definite, nominative, singular], menn [indefinite, nominative, plural], menninir [definite, nominative, plural], mann [accusative, indefinite, singular], mannin [accusative, definite, singular], menn [accusative, indefinite, plural], menninar [accusative, definite, plural], manni [dative, indefinite, singular], manninum [dative, definite, singular], monnum [dative, indefinite, plural], monnunum [dative, definite, plural], mans [genitive, indefinite, singular], mansins [definite, genitive, singular], manna [genitive, indefinite, plural], mannanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. man, male Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-6yx-fOCd
  2. husband Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-n-6PiLk6
  3. human being, people, man (generic) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-D-kaurWn Categories (other): Human Disambiguation of Human: 0 0 86 0 0 14
  4. sailor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-gJdOUEE~
  5. member of a group Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-GwzqRVjS
  6. (chess) chessman (except pawns) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maður-fo-noun-iM~ciV8x Categories (other): Chess, Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 18 3 3 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 3 2 2 29 3 26 2 30 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 2 1 1 29 1 34 1 28 0 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: aðalsmaður, brotsmaður, bønarmaður, ferðamaður, fiskimaður, formaður, hermaður, illgerðamaður, javnaðarmaður, listamaður, løgmaður, løgreglumaður, løgtingsmaður, málsmaður, oddamaður, ránsmaður, sagarmaður, sendimaður, seyðamaður, sjómaður, starvsmaður, sølumaður, tingmaður, umboðsmaður, umsjónarmaður, upphavsmaður, vísindamaður

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “man, male”",
      "word": "kvinna"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “husband”",
      "word": "kona"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "maðr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse maðr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "maðr"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Norse maðr",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*mann-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mann-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mon-",
        "4": "*mon-(u-)",
        "5": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mans",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m41",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maður",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maðurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menninir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mannin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menninar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mansins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mannanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "maður m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mans",
        "3": "menn"
      },
      "expansion": "maður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aðalsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brotsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bønarmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ferðamaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiskimaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "formaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hermaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "illgerðamaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "javnaðarmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "listamaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "løgmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "løgreglumaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "løgtingsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "málsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oddamaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ránsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sagarmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sendimaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seyðamaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sjómaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "starvsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sølumaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tingmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "umboðsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "umsjónarmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "upphavsmaður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vísindamaður"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m41"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maður",
        "10": "manninum",
        "11": "monnum",
        "12": "monnunum",
        "13": "mans",
        "14": "mansins",
        "15": "manna",
        "16": "mannanna",
        "2": "maðurin",
        "3": "menn",
        "4": "menninir",
        "5": "mann",
        "6": "mannin",
        "7": "menn",
        "8": "menninar",
        "9": "manni",
        "decl": "m41"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "man, male"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-6yx-fOCd",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "husband"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-n-6PiLk6",
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 86 0 0 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Human",
          "orig": "fo:Human",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human being, people, man (generic)"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-D-kaurWn",
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sailor"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-gJdOUEE~",
      "links": [
        [
          "sailor",
          "sailor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "member of a group"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-GwzqRVjS",
      "links": [
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "fo:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 18 3 3 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 2 2 29 3 26 2 30 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 2 1 1 29 1 34 1 28 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chessman (except pawns)"
      ],
      "id": "en-maður-fo-noun-iM~ciV8x",
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "chessman",
          "chessman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) chessman (except pawns)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛːvʊɹ]",
      "note": "Fugloy"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛaːvʊɹ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "magur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maður"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “man, male”",
      "word": "kvinna"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “husband”",
      "word": "kona"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Faroese lemmas",
    "Faroese masculine nouns",
    "Faroese nouns",
    "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːvʊɹ",
    "Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːvʊɹ/2 syllables",
    "fo:Human",
    "is:Family",
    "is:Human"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "maðr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse maðr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "maðr"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Norse maðr",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*mann-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mann-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mon-",
        "4": "*mon-(u-)",
        "5": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-(u-) (“person”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mans",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m41",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maður",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maðurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menninir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mannin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menninar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mansins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mannanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "maður m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mans",
        "3": "menn"
      },
      "expansion": "maður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "aðalsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "brotsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "bønarmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "ferðamaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiskimaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "formaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "hermaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "illgerðamaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "javnaðarmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "listamaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "løgmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "løgreglumaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "løgtingsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "málsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "oddamaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "ránsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "sagarmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "sendimaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "seyðamaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjómaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "starvsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "sølumaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "tingmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "umboðsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "umsjónarmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "upphavsmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "vísindamaður"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m41"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maður",
        "10": "manninum",
        "11": "monnum",
        "12": "monnunum",
        "13": "mans",
        "14": "mansins",
        "15": "manna",
        "16": "mannanna",
        "2": "maðurin",
        "3": "menn",
        "4": "menninir",
        "5": "mann",
        "6": "mannin",
        "7": "menn",
        "8": "menninar",
        "9": "manni",
        "decl": "m41"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "man, male"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "husband"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "human being, people, man (generic)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sailor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sailor",
          "sailor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "member of a group"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "fo:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chessman (except pawns)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "chessman",
          "chessman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) chessman (except pawns)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛːvʊɹ]",
      "note": "Fugloy"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛaːvʊɹ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "magur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maður"
}

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