מאַן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“human being”).

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: מן (man)

Noun

מאַן • (man) m, plural מענער (mener)

  1. man

Usage notes

Often, as the second part of a compound, or common collocation with an adjective, such as יונגער־מאַן (yunger-man) and אָרעמאַן (oreman), the plural is instead לײַט (layt).

Derived terms

Noun

מאַן • (man) m, plural מענען (menen)

  1. husband
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