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mann¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Mann (“man”). Doublet of man and Manu.

noun manns · mannen

  1. A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece. The mann moves like a king but is not royal; he cannot castle and he’s allowed to be captured. The mann is most popular for chess theorists who wish to discuss the king as an attacking piece, or for chess puzzles that wish to use a non-royal king.

Mann²

Rhymes with -æn

Where it comes from

As a German surname, from the root of man.

proper noun

  1. A surname from German.
  2. A surname from Punjabi.
  3. The Isle of Man.
  4. A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.

Mann³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”).

noun Manns · Man

  1. Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: figueiredo, manna, male, gell, husband, amman, manx, alzheimer, stranger, shepperd, person, kingston, bonanza, manchester, langen, manni

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@misc{mann_2026,
  title = {mann},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mann},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}