Manainn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Proper noun

Manainn f (genitive Manann)

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

Declension
Declension of Manainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative Manainn
Vocative a Mhanainn
Genitive Manann
Dative Manainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Mhanainn
Genitive na Manann
Dative leis an Manainn

don Mhanainn

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Manainn Mhanainn not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Entries containing “Manainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “Manainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanin͈ʲ/

Proper noun

Manainn f

  1. dative singular of Mana

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Manainn
also Mmanainn after a proclitic		 Manainn
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanɪɲ/

Proper noun

Manainn f

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ManainnMhanainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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