many
English
/ˈmɛni/, /ˈmɛni/, /ˈmɪni/, /ˈmæni/
determiner
Definitions
- An indefinite large number of.
- (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English many inherited from Old English maniġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *managaz (many, much, some) inherited from Middle English manye inherited from Old English manigeo inherited from Proto-Germanic *managō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*managō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bodied English
- branch English
- core English
- fold English
- handed English
- kind English
- manifold English
- manifolded English
- manifoldly English
- manifoldness English
- maniness English
- many-bodied English
- many-branched English
- many-handed English
- many-handedly English
- many-handedness English
- many-kinded English
- many-sided English
- many-sidedness English
- manycore English
- manyfold English
- manyhood English
- manyness English
- manyplies English
- manywise English
- micromanifold English
- neuromanifold English
- nilmanifold English
- nonmanifold English
- overmany English
- plies English
- pseudomanifold English
- side English
- submanifold English
- suffix English
- supermanifold English
- Höchstmenge German
- Lichtmenge German
- Menge German
- Mengenlehre German
- Mengenrabatt German
- Mengentext German
- Mengentheorie German
- Mengenverhältnis German
- Menschenmenge German
- Stoffmenge German
- manch German
- mancherlei German
- manchmal German
- mannigfach German
- mannigfaltig German
- menig Dutch, Flemish
- menigte Dutch, Flemish
- maint French
- мно́гий Russian
- много Russian
- многосемянный Russian
- множество Russian
- *managaz Proto-Germanic
- *managō Proto-Germanic
- *margaz Proto-Germanic
- manig Old English
- manigeo Old English
- manigfeald Old English
- maniġ Old English
- menigu Old English
- *manyhode Middle English
- manifold Middle English
- many Middle English
- manye Middle English
- mangr Old Norse
- mangen Danish
- *mъnogъ Proto-Slavic
- menich Middle Dutch
- manag Old High German
- managī Old High German
- manec Middle High German
- munch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- munchmol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- maint Middle French
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *manag Old Dutch
- manag Old Saxon
- männich Low German
- männig Low German
- männigein Low German
- kind
- core
- fold
- side
- plies
- handed
- branch
- bodied
- suffix
- manyness
- manifold
- manycore
- manywise
- manyhood
- maniness
- manyfold
- overmany
- manyplies
- manifoldly
- many-sided
- manifolded
- many-bodied
- many-handed
- submanifold
- nonmanifold
- nilmanifold
- many-kinded
- manifoldness
- many-handedly
- micromanifold
- supermanifold
- neuromanifold
- many-branched
- many-sidedness
- pseudomanifold
- many-handedness