maður

Icelandic

/ˈmaːðʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • man, human being
  • (mainly used with a definite article) husband
  • (chess) chess piece, chessman

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse maðr (man, person) derived from Proto-Germanic *mann- (man, person, human, human being) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (person).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mánu-

Gloss

person

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

人

Emoji
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