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Meaning of maður | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
maðʏr

Definitions

  1. human being, person, humanity, mankind, man (generic)
    masculine
  2. man, adult male individual
    masculine
  3. husband
    mainly, masculine
  4. chess piece, chessman
    masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“Það tilheyrir náttúru mannsins að hata þá sem hann hefur sært.”

It's a part of nature of man to hate those that he has hurt.

“Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)”
“Ég sá mann úti á götu.”

I saw a man out on the street

“Þá sendi Benhadad menn til að njósna. Þeir sögðu honum svo frá: "Menn fara út frá Samaríu."”

and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 1 Kings 20:17

“Þetta er Geir, maðurinn minn.”

This is Geir, my husband.

“Færðu manninn þinn.”

Move your piece.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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