manes
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
manes (plural only)
- The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 9
- this was the Ustrina or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the Manes
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 9
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
spirits of the dead
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
manes
- Plural form of mane
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
manes
- Second-person singular present indicative form of manar.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
manēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of maneō
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈmanes/
Verb[edit]
manes (infinitive manar)
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
manes
- dative plural form of man
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English plurals
- English heteronyms
- Catalan verb forms
- Latin verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb informal forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Volapük noun forms
