Manen

See also: manen, månen, and Månen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as parochia manen at the end of the 13th century. Etymology unknown. A derivation from made (“hayfield, meadow”) is not supported by the oldest attestations. A derivation from Middle Dutch maen (“poppy, Papaver sp.”) is equally unsupported.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːnə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Ma‧nen
  • Rhymes: -aːnən
  • Homophone: manen

Proper noun

Manen n

  1. A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Latin manes +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːnən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: mahnen

Noun

Manen pl (plural only)

  1. manes

Declension
Declension of Manen [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Manen
genitive der Manen
dative den Manen
accusative die Manen

Further reading
  • “Manen” in Duden online
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