"Mann" meaning in Low German

See Mann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Mannslüd [dialectal, error-unknown-tag, plural], Mannslüüd [plural], Manns [plural], Mann [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate to German Mann, Plautdietsch Maun, English man. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|man}} Middle Low German man, {{inh|nds|osx|mann}} Old Saxon mann, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*mann}} Proto-West Germanic *mann, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*mann-}} Proto-Germanic *mann-, {{inh|nds|ine-pro|*mon-}} Proto-Indo-European *mon-, {{cog|de|Mann}} German Mann, {{cog|pdt|Maun}} Plautdietsch Maun, {{cog|en|man}} English man Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Mannslüd<q:depending primarily on dialect>,Mannslüüd,Manns,Mann}} Mann m (plural (depending primarily on dialect) Mannslüd or Mannslüüd or Manns or Mann), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. (in many dialects, including Dithmarsisch, Low Prussian, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch) man ((adult) male human) Tags: Dithmarsisch, German-Low-German, Low-Prussian, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch, including, masculine
    Sense id: en-Mann-nds-noun-ro34DXbK Categories (other): Low Prussian, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Male people Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Male people: 91 9
  2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) short for Ehmann: husband Tags: German-Low-German, Low-Prussian, abbreviation, alt-of, including, masculine Alternative form of: Ehmann (extra: husband) Derived forms: Bumann, Ehmann, Mann in de Tünn!, Mannsminsch, Timmermann, Watermann Coordinate_terms: Ehfro, Ehfru, Fro, Frominsch, Froonsminsch, Fru, Frugensminsch, Fruminsch, Fruunsminsch, Wief
    Sense id: en-Mann-nds-noun-b~pSBTsP Categories (other): Low Prussian, Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Related terms: Deern, Diern, Ehlüüd, Ehpoor, Familie, Jung, Jungdeern, Jungkeerl, Keerl, Kerl, Kind, Mensch, Minsch, Oll, Ollsch, Ool, Oolsch, Öllern

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "36 64",
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          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "word": "Fro"
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          "word": "Froonsminsch"
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          "word": "Mann in de Tünn!"
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          "word": "Kerl"
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        {
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          "word": "Kind"
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          "word": "Mensch"
        },
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          "word": "Minsch"
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          "word": "Oll"
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    {
      "word": "Keerl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerl"
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    {
      "word": "Mensch"
    },
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}

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