manke

See also: Manke and mañke

Danish

manke

Etymology

From Old Norse makki, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mankə/, [ˈmɑŋɡ̊ə]

Noun

manke c (singular definite manken, plural indefinite manker)

1. mane (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse, and around the head of a male lion)

Inflection

Declension of manke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manke	manken	manker	mankerne
genitive	mankes	mankens	mankers	mankernes

Related terms

• man c

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French manquer (“lack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mãke/

Verb

manke

1. To lack

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse makki, *manki, from Proto-Germanic *mankô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɑŋ.kə/

Noun

manke m (definite singular manken, indefinite plural manker, definite plural mankene)

1. withers
2. mane

Related terms

• man

References

• “manke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse makki, *manki, from Proto-Germanic *mankô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɑŋ.kə/

Noun

manke m (definite singular manken, indefinite plural mankar, definite plural mankane)

1. withers
2. mane

Related terms

• man

References

• “manke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

manke

Noun

manke c

1. withers

Declension

Declension of manke
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	manke	manken	mankar	mankarna
Genitive	mankes	mankens	mankars	mankarnas

Derived terms

• lägga manken till
• mankhöjd

 

References

• manke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• manke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• manke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• maken