Manhattan
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (the cocktail): manhattan
Etymology[edit]
From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. That name is usually taken to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) and another element.
Based on a report by Anthony Heckewelder that the name Manhattan derives from the wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows, Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of manaháhtaan "place for gathering the wood to make bows" and a related locative form manaháhteenk. compound of Munsee manah- (gather) + -aht (bow) + -aan (place).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /mænˈhæt.ən/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /mənˈhæt.ən/, [mn̩ˈhætn̩] enPR: Mənhătən,
Audio (NYC, US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Manhattan
- An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
- A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island, coterminous with New York County.
- An island in New York, United States, Manhattan Island.
- A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
Derived terms[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Manhattan (plural Manhattans)
Translations[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Manhattan n (genitive Manhattans)
- Manhattan (a borough and island in New York City, New York, United States)
Declension[edit]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (das) | Manhattan |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Manhattans |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Manhattan |
accusative | (ein) | (das) | Manhattan |
Noun[edit]
Manhattan m (genitive Manhattan or Manhattans, plural Manhattan or Manhattans)
- Manhattan (cocktail)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Manhattan | die | Manhattan |
genitive | eines | des | Manhattans, Manhattan |
der | Manhattan |
dative | einem | dem | Manhattan | den | Manhattan |
accusative | einen | den | Manhattan | die | Manhattan |
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from Unami
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- en:Boroughs in New York City
- en:Places in New York City
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Islands
- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Kansas, USA
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Cocktails
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Boroughs in New York City
- de:Islands
- de:Places in New York City
- de:Places in New York, USA
- de:Places in the United States
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns