mänska
See also: manska
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse menska, from the weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare the more common and formal synonym människa, which is also from the weak inflection of *manniskaz, but via Old Saxon mennisko instead.
Noun
[edit]mänska c
- Alternative form of människa (less common, informal, vernacular)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mänska | mänskas |
| definite | mänskan | mänskans | |
| plural | indefinite | mänskor | mänskors |
| definite | mänskorna | mänskornas |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- mänska in Svensk ordbok.