*managaz

Runic: ᛗᚨᚾᚨᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

many
much (large amount of)

Etymology

Likely from a substrate language of northwestern Europe. Proto-Celtic *menekkis (‘frequent’), Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ (‘many’), Proto-Finno-Permic *mone (‘many, some’) are probably from the same source; according to Watkins, the Germanic, Slavic, and Celtic terms could all stem from a late (Northwestern) Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos., from *mengʰ-, *menegʰ- (‘many, sufficient’). Older theories instead derive this term from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂- (‘large’) with a nasal infix.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	managaz	managō	managą, -atō	managai	managôz	managō
Acc.	managanǭ	managǭ	managą, -atō	managanz	managōz	managō
Gen.	managas, -is	managaizōz	managas, -is	managaizǫ̂	managaizǫ̂	managaizǫ̂
Dat.	managammai	managaizōi	managammai	managaimaz	managaimaz	managaimaz
Inst.	managanō	managaizō	managanō	managaimiz	managaimiz	managaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	managô	managǭ	managô	managaniz	managōniz	managōnō
Acc.	managanų	managōnų	managô	managanunz	managōnunz	managōnō
Gen.	managiniz	managōniz	managiniz	managanǫ̂	managōnǫ̂	managanǫ̂
Dat.	managini	managōni	managini	managammaz	managōmaz	managammaz
Inst.	managinē	managōnē	managinē	managammiz	managōmiz	managammiz

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Descendants

*manag (Proto-West Germanic)
- manag, *menig (Old Dutch)
  - mēneg, mānig, mēnig (Middle Dutch)
    - menig (Dutch)
      - menig (Afrikaans)
*manag (Proto-West Germanic)
- maniġ, maneġ, moniġ, mæniġ (Old English)
  - mani, mane, magnie, maini, mainie, mange, manie, manige, maniȝ, many, meine, meni, menie, monei, moni, monie, moniȝ, mony, myny (Middle English)
    - many (English)
    - mony (Geordie)
    - mony, monie (Scots)
    - many (Yola)
*manag (Proto-West Germanic)
- monech, manich, monich, manch (Old Frisian)
  - manag, manig, mäning (North Frisian)
  - manich, moonige, moonich (Saterland Frisian)
  - mannich (West Frisian)
*manag (Proto-West Germanic)
- manag, manac (Old High German)
  - manec, manic, menic (Middle High German)
    - meng (Alemannic German)
    - mannich, männich (Central Franconian)
    - mannig, manch (German)
    - muench, munch, munnech (Luxembourgish)
*manag (Proto-West Germanic)
- manag, maneg (Old Saxon)
  - mannich, mennich (Middle Low German)
    - männich (Low German)
mangr (Old Norse)
- mangur (Faroese)
- mang, mange (Norwegian Bokmål)
- mang, mange (Norwegian Nynorsk)
mangr (Old Norse)
- manygh (Old Danish)
  - mangen (Danish)
mangr (Old Norse)
- margr (Old Norse)
  - marra, marrow (English)
  - margur (Faroese)
  - margur (Icelandic)
  - margh (Old Danish)
mangr (Old Norse)
- margr (Old Norse)
  - margher, marghin (Old Swedish)
    - marg (Swedish)
mangr (Old Norse)
- manger (Old Swedish)
  - mången (Swedish)
𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags) (Gothic)

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