mån

See also: -maan, Maan, maan, and Appendix:Variations of "man"

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

1. I

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mån f (definite singular måna or måni, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of man

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mån

1. I

Declension

Inflection of mån

		singular	dual	plural
nominative	simple	mån	måj	mij
	emphatic	månnå	måjå	mija
genitive		muv	munuo	mijá
accusative		muv	månov	mijáv
illative		munje	munnuj	mijjaj
inessive		muvne	munuon	miján
elative		muvste	munuost	mijást
comitative		mujna	munujn	mijájn

See also

Pite Sami personal pronouns

	singular		dual		plural
	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic
1st person	mån	månnå	måj	måjå	mij	mija
2nd person	dån	dånnå	dåj	dåjå	dij	dija
3rd person	sån	sånnå	såj	såjå	sij	sija

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mon, from or related to Old Norse munr (“will, desire, mind”), see also the verb mana (“to encourage, urge”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːn

Etymology 1

Noun

mån c

1. extent, degree

   i samma (någon, stor, liten, viss) mån

   to the same (some, a large, a little, certain) degree

   i mån av tid

   if there is time (depending on how much time is available)

   att i största möjliga mån undvika spill

   to avoid waste as much as possible

2. (in some compounds) margin

   vinna med en hårsmån

   win by a hair's breadth ("margin")

   sömsmån

   seam allowance ("margin")

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Declension

Declension of mån

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mån	måns
	definite	månen	månens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• förmån
• hårsmån
• i görligaste mån
• jordmån
• krympmån
• sömsmån

Adjective

mån (comparative månare, superlative månast)

1. careful, concerned (caring about something (and therefore exerting effort towards it))

   Han var mån om att inte såra någon

   He was careful not to hurt anyone['s feelings] (cared about not hurting anyone, and therefore tried not to do so)

   Hon var mån om sitt rykte

   She was concerned with (cared about (and therefore tended to)) her reputation

   De är måna om sin hälsa

   They take care of (care about and exert effort towards) their health

   1. considerate

      Hemskt vad alla är måna om oss

      Incredible how considerate everybody is of us

Etymology 2

Noun

mån

1. Abbreviation of måndag.

   mån 3 nov kl. 15

   Mon Nov 3, at 3 pm

2. Abbreviation of månad.

   50 kr/mån

   50 SEK/mo

   12 mån garanti

   12 months warranty

References

• mån in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mån in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mån in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)