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[ English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| own | old | came | #107: men | come | without | make |
[ Etymology
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
men pl.
- Plural form of man.
[ Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this word see the citations page.
[ Translations
Plural of man
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[ Basque
[ Noun
men
[ Crimean Tatar
[ Pronoun
men (plural bız; possessive adjective menım)
- (personal) I (first-person singular)
| object | me: maga |
| reflexive | myself: özüm |
| possessive | mine, my: menım |
[ Danish
[ Conjunction
men
[ Dutch
[ Pronoun
men
- (indefinite) One, they; indefinite third person singular pronoun: Men zegt dat... (People say that...; It is said that...).
[ Faroese
[ Pronunciation 1
- IPA: [meːn]
[ Noun
men f.
- (rare, Mykines) spinal cord
[ Declension
| f2 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | men | menin | menir | menirnar |
| Accusative | men | menina | menir | menirnar |
| Dative | men | menini | menum | menunum |
| Genitive | menar | menarinnar | mena | menanna |
| f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | men | menin | menar | menarnar |
| Accusative | men | menina | menar | menarnar |
| Dative | men | menini | menum | menunum |
| Genitive | menar | menarinnar | mena | menanna |
[ Synonyms
- (common) møna
[ Pronunciation 2
- IPA: [mɛnː]
[ Conjunction
men
[ Japanese
[ Noun
men (hiragana めん)
[ Mandarin
[ Pronunciation
[ Pinyin
[ Pinyin syllable
men
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, mēn, mén, měn, or mèn.
[ Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
[ Swedish
[ Etymology 1
[ Pronunciation
[ Conjunction
men
- But; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
[ Etymology 2
[ Noun
| Inflection for men | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | men | menet | men | menen |
| Genitive | mens | menets | mens | menens |
men
- A long-time remnant of a physical or mental injury, which affects a person negatively.
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