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mannan
mannan
See also: männän
English
Noun
mannan (plural mannans)
- (biochemistry) A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).
Derived terms
Translations
polysaccharide
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Northern Sami
Etymology 1
Adjective
mannan (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
Noun
mannan
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mannan | |
| Genitive | mannama | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | mannan | mannamat | 
| Accusative | mannama | mannamiid | 
| Genitive | mannama | mannamiid | 
| Illative | mannamii | mannamiidda | 
| Locative | mannamis | mannamiin | 
| Comitative | mannamiin | mannamiiguin | 
| Essive | mannamin | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | mannaman | mannameame | mannameamet | 
| 2nd person | mannamat | mannameatte | mannameattet | 
| 3rd person | mannamis | mannameaskka | mannameaset | 
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
mannan
- past indicative connegative of mannat
Participle
mannan
- past participle of mannat
Noun
mannan
- verbal noun of mannat
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mannan | |
| Genitive | mannama | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | mannan | mannamat | 
| Accusative | mannama | mannamiid | 
| Genitive | mannama | mannamiid | 
| Illative | mannamii | mannamiidda | 
| Locative | mannamis | mannamiin | 
| Comitative | mannamiin | mannamiiguin | 
| Essive | mannamin | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | mannaman | mannameame | mannameamet | 
| 2nd person | mannamat | mannameatte | mannameattet | 
| 3rd person | mannamis | mannameaskka | mannameaset |