Neman

See also:nemanandnémán

English

Alternative forms

• Niemen

Etymology

FromRussianНе́ман(Néman),fromLithuanianNemunas,of uncertain origin, possibly from anOld Lithuanianword meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“wet”),sharingAncient Greekνοτερός(noterós)), or fromnemti(“to become silent”),or fromFinnicniemi(“cape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈneɪmən/

Proper noun

Neman

1. A river inEastern Europe,flowing throughBelarus,LithuaniaandRussiato theBaltic Sea.
2. A town inKaliningradOblast,Russia.

Translations

river to the Baltic Sea

• Belarusian:Нёман(Njóman)
• Estonian:Neemen
• French:Niémen(fr)m
• German:Memel(de)f
• Latvian:Nemuna
• Lithuanian:Nemunas(lt)
• Polish:Niemen(pl)m
• Russian:Не́ман(ru)(Néman)

town in Kaliningrad Oblast

• German:Ragnit

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.

Anagrams

• Manne,Menna