manian

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Finnish

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Noun

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manian

  1. genitive singular of mania

Anagrams

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *manōn, from Proto-Germanic *manōną, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think). Cognate with Old Frisian monia, Old Saxon manōn (Dutch manen), Old High German manōn (German mahnen). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Latin mens, Welsh mynnu, Russian мнить (mnitʹ), Lithuanian minti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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manian

  1. to bring to mind what should be done or what should not be forgotten; to urge, to admonish

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: *monien, monihen, *monen