Faroese

Noun

máni m (genitive singular mána, plural mánar)

1. a moon
2. the moon of the earth
3. (coll.) month

Declension

Synonyms

• (earth moon): tungl
• (month): mánaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máni, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‎(“moon, month”). See also mánuður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmauːnɪ/

  Rhymes: -auːnɪ

  Homophone: Máni

Noun

máni m ‎(genitive singular mána, nominative plural mánar)

1. (chiefly poetic or literary) moon

Declension

Synonyms

• (moon): tungl

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēnô ‎(“the moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‎(“moon, month”). Cognate with Old English mōna, Old Frisian mōna, Old Saxon māno, Old High German māno, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 ‎(mēna).

Noun

máni m (genitive mána, plural mánar)

1. (poetic) the moon

Declension

Descendants