Mähne
See also: mahne
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mane, from Old High German mana, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). In Middle High German there existed a secondary variant man m, whence the plural mene. The modern form Mähne is from this plural (or from its merger with the original form mane). Cognate with English mane, which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mäh‧ne
Declension
Hyponyms
Related terms
Related terms
- Löwenmähne (“lion's mane”)
- Mähnenhund, Mähnenwolf (“maned wolf”)
- Mähnenrobbe (“South American sea lion”)
- Mähnenhirsch (“rusa deer”)
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