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Neman
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neman némán
English
Alternative forms
en Niemen
Etymology
en ru Не́ман, from en zle-mru Немонъ, from en orv Немънъ, from en olt (compare lt Nẽmunas) of uncertain origin, possibly from an en olt - word meaning "damp, wet" (en ine-pro *ned- wet, sharing grc νοτερός), or from lt nemti to become silent, or from en urj-fin - fi niemi cape.
Pronunciation
en /ˈneɪmən/
en eɪmən 2
Proper noun
en A <<river>> in <<r/Eastern Europe>>, flowing through <<c/Belarus>>, <<c/Lithuania>> and <<c/Russia>> to the <<sea/Baltic Sea>>.
en town obl/Kaliningrad c/Russia.
Translations
river to the Baltic Sea
Belarusian: be Нёман
Estonian: et Neemen
French: fr Niémen m
German: de Memel f
Latvian: lv Nemuna
Lithuanian: lt Nẽmunas
Polish: pl Niemen m
Russian: ru Не́ман
town in Kaliningrad Oblast
Belarusian: be Нёман, be Рагні́т
Estonian: et Neman
German: de Ragnit
Latvian: lv Ņemana
Lithuanian: lt Ragaĩnė
Polish: pl Niemen m, pl Ragneta f
Russian: ru Не́ман
References
Aleksandras Vanagas. Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas. 227 psl., – Vilnius: Mokslas, 1981.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171125154504/http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/kultura/kultura/memelis-ar-klaipeda-1481368
Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński. O pochodzeniu i praojczyźnie Słowian. – Poznań, 1946.
Немънъ old_rus
Немонъ mid_rus
Anagrams
en aemnn Manne Menna