manier

See also: Manier

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑ.ˈniːr]
  • (file)

Noun

manier f (plural manieren, diminutive maniertje n)

  1. way, manner
    Op die manier In that manner
  2. (in the plural) manner, good behaviour

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French

Etymology

From main + -ier, from -oyer, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin root *manidiāre, from Latin manus. Compare French manège, Italian maneggiare, Spanish manejar, manear.

Pronunciation

Verb

manier

  1. to handle, manipulate, wield (an object)
  2. to use (software)
  3. to knead

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • manier l'aviron - Man the oars

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

manier m

  1. indefinite plural of mani

Old French

Alternative forms

  • manïer (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)

Etymology

Attested from 12th century, from Vulgar Latin *manaria, from Late Latin manuarius.

Verb

manier

  1. to handle
    • late 12th century, anonymous, La Folie de Tristan d'Oxford, page 408 (of the Champion Classiques edition of Le Roman de Tristan, →ISBN, lines 928-9:
      ne nul nel poeit manïer
      fors sul la raïne e Brenguain
      Nobody could handle him [the dog]
      apart from the queen and Brangain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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