English

Etymology

Old English menn

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛn/, SAMPA: /mEn/,  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

men pl.

1. Plural form of man., either a male or any human
2. collective meaning: people, humanity

Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this word see the citations page.

Translations

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Basque

Noun

men

1. command

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Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

men (plural bız; possessive adjective menım)

1. (personal) I (first-person singular)

Inflection

object	me: maga
reflexive	myself: özüm
possessive	mine, my: menım

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Danish

Conjunction

men

1. but

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Dutch

Pronoun

men

1. (indefinite) One, they; indefinite third person singular pronoun: Men zegt dat... (People say that...; It is said that...).

Verb

root, singular - and imperative forms of mennen

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Faroese

Pronunciation 1

• IPA: [meːn]

Noun

men f.

1. (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

1. but

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Japanese

Noun

men (hiragana めん)

1. 麺: noodle
2. 綿: cotton
3. 面: face

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Pinyin

men (form of men0 or men5)

1. 们: adjunct pronoun indicate plural
2. 們: adjunct pronoun indicate plural

Pinyin syllable

men

1. 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.

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Norwegian

Conjunction

men

1. But, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
2. though
3. only

   Han er en fin kar, men han snakker litt for mye. – He is a nice guy, but he talks a bit too much.

Noun

men

1. damage; injury (also mén)
2. permanent disability
3. difficulty; drawback

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

men

1. 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

1. A long-time remnant of a physical or mental injury, which affects a person negatively.