manner definition

English manner definition

Etymology

From Middle English maner, manere, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmænə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmænɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: man‧ner
• Homophones: manor, manna

Noun

manner (plural manners)

1. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

     The treacherous manner of his mournful death.

   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.

2. Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing

   His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.

   • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond‎^[1]:

     During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]

   • 2014 November 14, Blake Bailey, “'Tennessee Williams,' by John Lahr [print version: Theatrical victory of art over life, International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 13]”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     [S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.

3. One's customary method of acting; habit.

   These people have strange manners.

4. Good, polite behaviour.
   • 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 4, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:

     Harriet was not insensible of manner; she had voluntarily noticed her father’s gentleness with admiration as well as wonder. Mr. Martin looked as if he did not know what manner was.

   • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

     But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.

5. The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
6. A certain degree or measure.

   It is in a manner done already.

7. Sort; kind; style.

   All manner of persons participate.

8. Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

Synonyms

(mode of action): method; style; form; fashion; way

Derived terms

Translations

Estonian manner definition

Alternative forms

• mander

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mandër. Cognate with Finnish manner, Ingrian mantere, and Ludian mander. Compare also Udmurt мудор (mudor, “a mythical creature”) and archaic Komi-Zyrian [script needed] (mudör, “foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnːer/

Noun

manner (genitive mandri, partitive mandrit)

1. continent
2. mainland

   Saarlased vahest käivad ka mandril.

   The people of Saaremaa sometimes also go to the mainland.

Usage notes

The definition of manner in Estonian includes 6 continents: Africa (Aafrika), Antarctica (Antarktis), Australia (Austraalia), Eurasia (Euraasia), North America (Põhja-Ameerika), and South America (Lõuna-Ameerika).

Declension

See also

• maailmajagu

Finnish manner definition

Alternative forms

• mantere (not as common)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mandër, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?] or possibly from Proto-Finnic *maa. Equivalent to *mante +‎ -re. Cognate to Estonian mander and Veps mandreh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnːer/, [ˈmɑ̝nːe̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːer
• Syllabification^(key): man‧ner

Noun

manner

1. mainland (main landmass of a country, continent or sometimes of a group of islands)
   • 1933, Bible, Ezekiel 26:6:

     Sen tytärkaupungit, jotka ovat mantereella, surmataan miekalla, ja he tulevat tietämään, että minä olen Herra.

     Also her daughters who are on the mainland will be slain by the sword, and they will know that I am the Lord.

   • 1916, Anni Swan, Iris rukka [Poor Iris], WSOY:

     Hän kuvitteli mielessään, kuinka Taneli hiihtää mantereelle, ja kuinka uteliaat kaikki olivat näkemään käärön sisällystä.

     She imagined in her mind how Taneli would ski to the mainland and how everybody would be curious to see the contents of the scroll.

2. (geology) continent

   mannerjalusta ― continental shelf

   Määritelmästä riippuen mantereita on neljä, viisi, kuusi tai seitsemän.

   Depending on definition there are four, five, six or seven continents.

Declension

Inflection of manner (Kotus type 49*J/askel, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		manner mantere	manteret mantereet
genitive		manteren mantereen	manterien mannerten mantereiden mantereitten
partitive		mannerta manteretta	manteria mantereita
illative		mantereen mantereeseen	manteriin mantereisiin mantereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		manner mantere	manteret mantereet
accusative	nom.	manner mantere	manteret mantereet
	gen.	manteren mantereen
genitive		manteren mantereen	manterien mannerten mantereiden mantereitten
partitive		mannerta manteretta	manteria mantereita
inessive		manteressa mantereessa	manterissa mantereissa
elative		manteresta mantereesta	manterista mantereista
illative		mantereen mantereeseen	manteriin mantereisiin mantereihin
adessive		manterella mantereella	manterilla mantereilla
ablative		manterelta mantereelta	manterilta mantereilta
allative		manterelle mantereelle	manterille mantereille
essive		manterena mantereena	manterina mantereina
translative		mantereksi mantereeksi	manteriksi mantereiksi
abessive		manteretta mantereetta	manteritta mantereitta
instructive		—	manterin manterein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of manner (type askel)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantereni mantereeni mantereni mantereeni accusative nom. mantereni mantereeni mantereni mantereeni gen. mantereni mantereeni genitive mantereni mantereeni manterieni mannerteni mantereideni mantereitteni partitive mannertani manterettani manteriani mantereitani inessive manteressani mantereessani manterissani mantereissani elative manterestani mantereestani manteristani mantereistani illative mantereeni mantereeseeni manteriini mantereisiini mantereihini adessive manterellani mantereellani manterillani mantereillani ablative mantereltani mantereeltani manteriltani mantereiltani allative manterelleni mantereelleni manterilleni mantereilleni essive manterenani mantereenani manterinani mantereinani translative manterekseni mantereekseni manterikseni mantereikseni abessive manterettani mantereettani manterittani mantereittani instructive — — comitative — manterineni mantereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative manteresi mantereesi manteresi mantereesi accusative nom. manteresi mantereesi manteresi mantereesi gen. manteresi mantereesi genitive manteresi mantereesi manteriesi mannertesi mantereidesi mantereittesi partitive mannertasi manterettasi manteriasi mantereitasi inessive manteressasi mantereessasi manterissasi mantereissasi elative manterestasi mantereestasi manteristasi mantereistasi illative mantereesi mantereeseesi manteriisi mantereisiisi mantereihisi adessive manterellasi mantereellasi manterillasi mantereillasi ablative mantereltasi mantereeltasi manteriltasi mantereiltasi allative manterellesi mantereellesi manterillesi mantereillesi essive manterenasi mantereenasi manterinasi mantereinasi translative mantereksesi mantereeksesi manteriksesi mantereiksesi abessive manterettasi mantereettasi manterittasi mantereittasi instructive — — comitative — manterinesi mantereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative manteremme mantereemme manteremme mantereemme accusative nom. manteremme mantereemme manteremme mantereemme gen. manteremme mantereemme genitive manteremme mantereemme manteriemme mannertemme mantereidemme mantereittemme partitive mannertamme manterettamme manteriamme mantereitamme inessive manteressamme mantereessamme manterissamme mantereissamme elative manterestamme mantereestamme manteristamme mantereistamme illative mantereemme mantereeseemme manteriimme mantereisiimme mantereihimme adessive manterellamme mantereellamme manterillamme mantereillamme ablative mantereltamme mantereeltamme manteriltamme mantereiltamme allative manterellemme mantereellemme manterillemme mantereillemme essive manterenamme mantereenamme manterinamme mantereinamme translative mantereksemme mantereeksemme manteriksemme mantereiksemme abessive manterettamme mantereettamme manterittamme mantereittamme instructive — — comitative — manterinemme mantereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative manterenne mantereenne manterenne mantereenne accusative nom. manterenne mantereenne manterenne mantereenne gen. manterenne mantereenne genitive manterenne mantereenne manterienne mannertenne mantereidenne mantereittenne partitive mannertanne manterettanne manterianne mantereitanne inessive manteressanne mantereessanne manterissanne mantereissanne elative manterestanne mantereestanne manteristanne mantereistanne illative mantereenne mantereeseenne manteriinne mantereisiinne mantereihinne adessive manterellanne mantereellanne manterillanne mantereillanne ablative mantereltanne mantereeltanne manteriltanne mantereiltanne allative manterellenne mantereellenne manterillenne mantereillenne essive manterenanne mantereenanne manterinanne mantereinanne translative mantereksenne mantereeksenne manteriksenne mantereiksenne abessive manterettanne mantereettanne manterittanne mantereittanne instructive — — comitative — manterinenne mantereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative manterensa mantereensa manterensa mantereensa accusative nom. manterensa mantereensa manterensa mantereensa gen. manterensa mantereensa genitive manterensa mantereensa manteriensa mannertensa mantereidensa mantereittensa partitive mannertaan manterettaan mannertansa manterettansa manteriaan mantereitaan manteriansa mantereitansa inessive manteressaan mantereessaan manteressansa mantereessansa manterissaan mantereissaan manterissansa mantereissansa elative manterestaan mantereestaan manterestansa mantereestansa manteristaan mantereistaan manteristansa mantereistansa illative mantereensa mantereeseensa manteriinsa mantereisiinsa mantereihinsa adessive manterellaan mantereellaan manterellansa mantereellansa manterillaan mantereillaan manterillansa mantereillansa ablative mantereltaan mantereeltaan mantereltansa mantereeltansa manteriltaan mantereiltaan manteriltansa mantereiltansa allative manterelleen mantereelleen manterellensa mantereellensa manterilleen mantereilleen manterillensa mantereillensa essive manterenaan mantereenaan manterenansa mantereenansa manterinaan mantereinaan manterinansa mantereinansa translative manterekseen mantereekseen mantereksensa mantereeksensa manterikseen mantereikseen manteriksensa mantereiksensa abessive manterettaan mantereettaan manterettansa mantereettansa manterittaan mantereittaan manterittansa mantereittansa instructive — — comitative — manterineen mantereineen manterinensa mantereinensa

Derived terms

• mannermainen
• mannermaisesti
• mannermaisuus
• mannermaisesti
• mantereinen
• mantereisuus

Compounds

See also

• maanosa
• tanner
• kinner
• mantu

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[3] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• "manner" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Luxembourgish manner definition

Adjective

manner

1. comparative degree of mann