manar

See also: månar and mãnar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan manar, from Latin mandāre (“to order, command”) (with regular /nd/ > /n/). Compare Occitan mandar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

manar (first-person singular present mano, first-person singular preterite maní, past participle manat)

1. to order, command (issue a command to)
2. to command (have supreme power over)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manar (first conjugation)

infinitive			manar
gerund			manant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		manat		manada
		plural		manats		manades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mano	manes	mana	manem	maneu	manen
	imperfect	manava	manaves	manava	manàvem	manàveu	manaven
	future	manaré	manaràs	manarà	manarem	manareu	manaran
	preterite	maní	manares	manà	manàrem	manàreu	manaren
	conditional	manaria	manaries	manaria	manaríem	manaríeu	manarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mani	manis	mani	manem	maneu	manin
	imperfect	manés	manessis	manés	manéssim	manéssiu	manessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mana	mani	manem	maneu	manin
	negative (no)	—	no manis	no mani	no manem	no maneu	no manin

Derived terms

• demanar
• manament

Related terms

• comandar
• demanar

References

• “manar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “manar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “manar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “manar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

manar

1. alternative form of maner (“manor”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mānāre (“pour or gush forth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈna(ʁ)/ [maˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈna(ʁ)/ [maˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈna(ʁ)/ [maˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /maˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ma‧nar

Verb

manar (first-person singular present mano, first-person singular preterite manei, past participle manado)

1. to ooze (be secreted or slowly leak)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	manar
Personal	manar	manares	manar	manarmos	manardes	manarem
Gerund
	manando
Past participle
Masculine	manado			manados
Feminine	manada			manadas
Indicative
Present	mano	manas	mana	manamos	manais	manam
Imperfect	manava	manavas	manava	manávamos	manáveis	manavam
Preterite	manei	manaste	manou	manamos1, manámos2	manastes	manaram
Pluperfect	manara	manaras	manara	manáramos	manáreis	manaram
Future	manarei	manarás	manará	manaremos	manareis	manarão
Conditional	manaria	manarias	manaria	manaríamos	manaríeis	manariam
Subjunctive
Present	mane	manes	mane	manemos	maneis	manem
Imperfect	manasse	manasses	manasse	manássemos	manásseis	manassem
Future	manar	manares	manar	manarmos	manardes	manarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mana	mane	manemos	manai	manem
Negative (não)		não manes	não mane	não manemos	não maneis	não manem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “manar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “manar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mānāre (“pour or gush forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnaɾ/ [maˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧nar

Verb

manar (first-person singular present mano, first-person singular preterite mané, past participle manado)

1. to gush forth
2. to flow
3. to abound

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			manar
gerund			manando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		manado		manada
		plural		manados		manadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mano	manastú manásvos	mana	manamos	manáis	manan
	imperfect	manaba	manabas	manaba	manábamos	manabais	manaban
	preterite	mané	manaste	manó	manamos	manasteis	manaron
	future	manaré	manarás	manará	manaremos	manaréis	manarán
	conditional	manaría	manarías	manaría	manaríamos	manaríais	manarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mane	manestú manésvos2	mane	manemos	manéis	manen
	imperfect (ra)	manara	manaras	manara	manáramos	manarais	manaran
	imperfect (se)	manase	manases	manase	manásemos	manaseis	manasen
	future1	manare	manares	manare	manáremos	manareis	manaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		manatú manávos	mane	manemos	manad	manen
	negative		no manes	no mane	no manemos	no manéis	no manen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of manar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive manar	dative	manarme	manarte	manarle, manarse	manarnos	manaros	manarles, manarse
	accusative	manarme	manarte	manarlo, manarla, manarse	manarnos	manaros	manarlos, manarlas, manarse
with gerund manando	dative	manándome	manándote	manándole, manándose	manándonos	manándoos	manándoles, manándose
	accusative	manándome	manándote	manándolo, manándola, manándose	manándonos	manándoos	manándolos, manándolas, manándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative mana	dative	máname	mánate	mánale	mánanos	not used	mánales
	accusative	máname	mánate	mánalo, mánala	mánanos	not used	mánalos, mánalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative maná	dative	maname	manate	manale	mananos	not used	manales
	accusative	maname	manate	manalo, manala	mananos	not used	manalos, manalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mane	dative	máneme	not used	mánele, mánese	mánenos	not used	máneles
	accusative	máneme	not used	mánelo, mánela, mánese	mánenos	not used	mánelos, mánelas
with first-person plural imperative manemos	dative	not used	manémoste	manémosle	manémonos	manémoos	manémosles
	accusative	not used	manémoste	manémoslo, manémosla	manémonos	manémoos	manémoslos, manémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative manad	dative	manadme	not used	manadle	manadnos	manaos	manadles
	accusative	manadme	not used	manadlo, manadla	manadnos	manaos	manadlos, manadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative manen	dative	mánenme	not used	mánenle	mánennos	not used	mánenles, mánense
	accusative	mánenme	not used	mánenlo, mánenla	mánennos	not used	mánenlos, mánenlas, mánense

Related terms

• manantial

Further reading

• “manar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

manar

1. indefinite plural of man

Verb

manar

1. present indicative of mana

Anagrams

• maran