maneira

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (relating to the hand).

Noun

maneira f (plural maneiras)

  1. manner, method, way

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (relating to the hand), from manus (hand); corresponding to mão + -eira. Compare Galician maneira, Spanish manera, Catalan manera, French manière.

Pronunciation

Noun, adjective:

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈne(j).ɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

Verb:

  • (standard) same as above
  • (nonstandard, Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈnɛ.ɾɐ/

Noun

maneira f (plural maneiras)

  1. manner; way (particular method of doing something)
  2. (art) the specific style of an artist
  3. appearance; look; aspect; guise

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

maneira

  1. Feminine singular of adjective maneiro.

Verb

maneira

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of maneirar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of maneirar
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