different between mans vs nans

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mænz/

Verb

mans

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of man

   Watch that small sailboat; see how Stephanie mans the rudder?

Noun

mans

1. (MLE, Toronto, nonstandard, proscribed) plural of man

Noun

mans (singular only)

1. (slang) Synonym of man

Anagrams

• MNAs, MNSA, NASM, mnas

Afrikaans

Noun

mans

1. plural of man

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mans/
• Rhymes: -ans

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.

Adjective

mans (feminine mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural manses)

1. tame

Synonyms

• manso, mansoi, mansuet, manyac

Derived terms

• amansir
• mansament

Etymology 2

Noun

mans

1. plural of mà
2. (castells, invariable f.pl.) a casteller positioned behind the baix and helping to support the segon

Further reading

• “mans” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Noun

mans c

1. indefinite genitive singular of man

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

mans

1. (dated, nautical, dialect) plural of man

Galician

Noun

mans m pl

1. plural of man

Gothic

Romanization

mans

1. Romanization of ????????????????

Ladin

Noun

mans

1. plural of man

Latvian

Pronoun

mans (possessive, 1st person singular)

1. my, mine

Declension

Derived terms

• man?js

Swedish

Noun

mans

1. indefinite genitive singular of man

Volapük

Noun

mans

1. nominative plural of man

English

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Anagrams

• ANNs, anns

Catalan

Adjective

nans

1. masculine plural of nan

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of n? (“swim”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nans/, [nä??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nans/, [n?ns]

Participle

n?ns (genitive nantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swimming
2. floating

Declension

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

n?ns m (genitive nantis); third declension

1. a swimmer
2. (in the plural, with av?s) swimming fowl; geese, ducks

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).