Old English · noun
mancynn
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmɑnˌkynn/[ˈmɑnˌkyn]
- Syllables
- ˈmɑn · ˌkynn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- humanitymankind
Meaning
-
humanity, mankind
-
a people; nation, race
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *manakunją. Cognate with Old Saxon mankunni, Old High German mancunni, and Old Norse mannkyn. Equivalent to mann (“human”) + cynn (“race”). Compare ielfcynn (“elfkind”) and entcynn (“giant-kind”), which are formed similarly.
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