manus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
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manus (plural manus)
- (obsolete) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people, esp. that of a man over his wife.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from manus
[edit] Translations
hand — see hand
[edit] Hungarian
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[edit] Etymology
From Romani manush, from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), “‘man’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmɒnuʃ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧nus
[edit] Noun
manus (plural manusok)
- (colloquial) guy, older boy, male (ironically)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *man-. Cognates include Old Norse mund (“‘hand’”) and Icelandic mund.
[edit] Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈma.nus/
- Audio (Classical)help, file
[edit] Noun
manus (genitive manūs); f, fourth declension
- hand
- (figuratively) bravery, valor
- (figuratively) violence, fighting
- handwriting
- a side, part, faction
- a stake (in dice)
- a thrust with a sword
- paw of an animal
- trunk of an elephant
- branch of a tree
- (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels
- group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers
- labor
- power, might
- (law) legal power of a man over his wife
- (law) an arrest
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manus | manūs |
| genitive | manūs | manuum |
| dative | manuī | manibus |
| accusative | manum | manūs |
| ablative | manū | manibus |
| vocative | manus | manūs |
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[edit] Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈma.nuːs/
- Audio (Classical)help, file
[edit] Noun
manūs
- genitive singular of manus
- nominative plural of manus
- accusative plural of manus
- vocative plural of manus
[edit] References
- “manus” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
manus n.
| Inflection for manus | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | manus | manuset | manus | manusen |
| Possessive form | manus | manusets | manus | manusens |
- short for manuskript (in the sense of screenplay)