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maður

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See also: madur and madûr

Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (person), *man-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn)

  1. man, male
  2. husband
  3. human being, people, man (generic)
  4. sailor
  5. member of a group
  6. (chess) chessman (except pawns)

Declension

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Declension of maður (m41)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative maður maðurin menn menninir
accusative mann mannin menn menninar
dative manni manninum monnum monnunum
genitive mans mansins manna mannanna

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of man, male): kvinna
  • (antonym(s) of husband): kona

Hyponyms

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (person), *man-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːðʏr̥/, [ˈmäːð̠˕ʉ̞r̥]
    Audio (Iceland, Kópavogur):(file)
    Rhymes: -aːðʏr, -ʏr

Noun

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maður m (genitive singular manns, nominative plural menn)

  1. human being, person, humanity, mankind, man (generic)
    Synonym: manneskja
    Það tilheyrir náttúru mannsins hata þá sem hann hefur sært.
    It's a part of nature of man to hate those that he has hurt.
  2. man, adult male individual
    Synonyms: karlmaður, karl
    Ég mann úti á götu.
    I saw a man out on the street
    Þá sendi Benhadad menn til að njósna. Þeir sögðu honum svo frá: "Menn fara út frá Samaríu."
    and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 1 Kings 20:17
  3. (mainly used with a definite article) husband
    Synonym: eiginmaður
    Þetta er Geir, maðurinn minn.
    This is Geir, my husband.
  4. (chess) chess piece, chessman
    Synonyms: taflmaður, karl
    Færðu manninn þinn.
    Move your piece.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “maður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “maður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Pronoun

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maður m (genitive singular manns, no plural)

  1. one, you
    Maður gerir þetta svona.
    You do it like this./One does it like this.
    Manni líður eins og maður taka crazy pills.
    One feels like one's taking crazy pills.

Usage notes

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  • The pronoun maður declines as the noun, but cannot take the definite article.
  • It is placed in a clause in the same way as the noun, but the difference is in the stress: as a pronoun, it never takes the main stress in a sentence.
  • It also cannot be substituted with the pronoun hann due to being a pronoun itself. Usage of þú for the fourth person is proscribed.

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See also

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “maður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “maður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)