noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US:măngʹgə-nēz'
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US:/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/
US:/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌnis/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/
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CMU ARPABET:M AE1 NG G AH0 N IY2 Z
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An atom of this element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mn, atomic number 25
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese From French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesia, and magnesium; more at magnet.
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
mangaan
— chemical element
Albanian:
mangan
— chemical element
Arabic:
مَنْغَنِيز
(manḡanīz)
— chemical element
Arabic:
مَنْجَنِيز
(manjanīz)
— chemical element
Armenian:
մանգան
(mangan)
— chemical element
Asturian:
manganesu
— chemical element
Basque:
manganesoa
— chemical element
Belarusian:
ма́рганец
(márhanjec)
— chemical element
Breton:
manganez
— chemical element
Bulgarian:
манга́н
(mangán)
— chemical element
Catalan:
manganès
— chemical element
Chinese Mandarin:
錳 /锰
(měng)
— chemical element
Cornish:
manganes
— chemical element
Czech:
mangan
— chemical element
Danish:
mangan
— chemical element
Dutch:
mangaan
— chemical element
Dutch:
manganium
— chemical element
Esperanto:
mangano
— chemical element
Estonian:
mangaan
— chemical element
Faroese:
mangan
— chemical element
Finnish:
mangaani
— chemical element
French:
manganèse
— chemical element
West-Frisian:
mangaan
— chemical element
Friulian:
manganês
— chemical element
Galician:
manganeso
— chemical element
Georgian:
მარგანეცი
(marganeci)
— chemical element
German:
Mangan
— chemical element
Greek:
μαγγάνιο
(mangánio)
— chemical element
Hebrew:
מנגן
(mangán)
— chemical element
Hindi:
अयस
(ayas)
— chemical element
Hindi:
इंगनी
(iṅgnī)
— chemical element
Hungarian:
mangán
— chemical element
Icelandic:
mangan
— chemical element
Indonesian:
mangan
— chemical element
Interlingua:
manganese
— chemical element
Irish:
mangainéis
— chemical element
Italian:
manganese
— chemical element
Japanese:
マンガン
(mangan)
— chemical element
Japanese:
満俺
(mangan)
— chemical element
Kashubian:
mangan
— chemical element
Kazakh:
марганец
(marganes)
— chemical element
Khmer:
ម៉ងកាណែស
(mɑɑngkaanaeh)
— chemical element
Khmer:
ម៉ង់កាណែស
(mɑngkaanaeh)
— chemical element
Korean:
망간
(manggan)
— chemical element
Korean:
망가니즈
(mangganijeu)
— chemical element
Latin:
manganum
— chemical element
Latvian:
mangāns
— chemical element
Lithuanian:
manganas
— chemical element
Luxembourgish:
Mangan
— chemical element
Macedonian:
манган
(mangan)
— chemical element
Malay:
mangan
— chemical element
Malay:
batu kawi
— chemical element
Malayalam:
മാംഗനീസ്
(māṅganīsŭ)
— chemical element
Maltese:
manganiż
— chemical element
Manx:
manganais
— chemical element
Māori:
konupango
— chemical element
Mongolian:
манган
(mangan)
— chemical element
Norwegian:
mangan
— chemical element
Occitan:
manganès
— chemical element
Persian:
منگنز
(mangenez)
— chemical element
Polish:
mangan
— chemical element
Portuguese:
manganês
— chemical element
Portuguese:
manganésio
— chemical element
Romanian:
mangan
— chemical element
Russian:
ма́рганец
(márganec)
— chemical element
Scottish Gaelic:
mangaineis
— chemical element
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̀нга̄н
— chemical element
Serbo-Croatian:
màngān
— chemical element
Slovak:
mangán
— chemical element
Slovene:
mangan
— chemical element
Spanish:
manganeso
— chemical element
Swahili:
manganizi
— chemical element
Swedish:
mangan
— chemical element
Tagalog:
mangganeso
— chemical element
Tajik:
манган
(mangan)
— chemical element
Tamil:
செவ்விரும்பு
(cevvirumpu)
— chemical element
Tamil:
மாங்கனீசு
(māṅkaṉīcu)
— chemical element
Thai:
แมงกานีส
(mɛɛng-gaa-níis)
— chemical element
Turkish:
mangan
— chemical element
Turkish:
manganez
— chemical element
Ukrainian:
марганець
(marhanecʹ)
— chemical element
