Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maner

/mˈeɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: man-er
IPA: /mˈeɪnɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of manner.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of manor.

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]"

Etymology

From the German surname Mäner, from Middle High German mener (“cattle driver”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, mener

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

maners (plural)

Homonyms

maynor mainor

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer brainer retainer planar campaigner rainer rayner trainor gaynor gainer

Questions

How do you pronounce maner?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪnɚ/.
What does maner mean?: Obsolete form of manner.
Where does maner come from?: It is traced to German.

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