Manier

See also: manier

German

Etymology

From Middle High German maniere, borrowed from Old French maniere, derived from Latin manuārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈniːr/, [maˈni(ː)ɐ̯]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Manier f (genitive Manier, plural Manieren)

1. (art, literary) style, manner

   Synonyms: Art, Stil

   In typischer Manier zeichnet die Autorin ein verstörendes Sittenbild des deutschen Vorstadtmilieus.

   In her typical manner the author paints a disturbing social portrait of the German suburban milieu.

2. (otherwise dated) way, manner

   Synonyms: Art, Weise

3. (informal) mannerism, tic, individual habit

   Synonyms: Angewohnheit, Eigenart, Fimmel, Tick

   Das war so eine Manier von ihm.

   That was one of his strange manners.

4. (in the plural) manners

   Synonyms: Benehmen, Umgangsformen, Erziehung, Kinderstube

   Hast du denn keine Manieren?!

   Don't you have any manners?!

Declension

Declension of Manier [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Manier	die	Manieren
genitive	einer	der	Manier	der	Manieren
dative	einer	der	Manier	den	Manieren
accusative	eine	die	Manier	die	Manieren

Derived terms

• manieriert

Further reading

• “Manier” in Duden online
• “Manier”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)