Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manus

/ˈmeɪnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
manus
IPA
/ˈmeɪnəs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

Formal

noun

The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

Obsolete

noun

plural of manu

name

A surname from Irish.

name

An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.

name

A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmeɪnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manuses (plural)

Derived Forms

amand amanuensis Bimana bimanous command countermand longimanous mainport maintain manacle manciple maniable

Phrases

signum manus Manus boobook

Synonyms

hand mitt paw

Rhymes With

ganus

Questions

How do you pronounce manus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪnəs/.
What does manus mean?
A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
Where does manus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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