Manus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Inflection

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *manus, from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Cognates include Old Norse mund ("hand"; > Icelandic mund), Old English mund ("hand, power, protection"; > English mound). More at mound.

Pronunciation 1

(Classical) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.nus/, [ˈma.nʊs]

Noun

manus f ‎(genitive manūs); fourth declension

1. hand
2. (figuratively) bravery, valor
3. (figuratively) violence, fighting
4. handwriting
5. a side, part, faction
6. a stake (in dice)
7. a thrust with a sword
8. paw of an animal
9. trunk of an elephant
10. branch of a tree
11. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels
12. group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers
13. labor
14. power, might
15. (law) legal power of a man over his wife
16. (law) an arrest

Inflection

Fourth declension.

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