# manner
## English
### 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: /ˈmænə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmænɚ/
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* Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
* Hyphenation: man‧ner
* Homophones: manor, manna

### Noun

manner (plural manners)
* 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.
* Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
    His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
** 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:[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.
* One's customary method of acting; habit.
    These people have strange manners.
* 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.
** 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC: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.
* The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
* A certain degree or measure.
    It is in a manner done already.
** 1984 December 29, Nancy Walker, “Classic Romance: Enduring Charm”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 8:The fact that we have hundreds of positive, lesbian-affirming novels available today in no manner takes away from the basic high romance of The Price of Salt. The new edition is virtually the same in text as the original.
* Sort; kind; style.
    All manner of persons participate.
* Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

* all manner of
* bad manners
* bedside manner
* by no manner of means
* good manners
* in a manner
* in a manner of speaking
* manner adverb
* mannered
* mannerism
* mannerist
* mannerless
* mannerly
* manner of articulation
* manner of death
* mannersome
* not by any manner of means
* overmanner
* place-manner-time
* table manners
* time-manner-place
* to the manner born
* webside manner
* with the manner

#### Translations
## Estonian
### 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: /ˈmɑnːer/
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### Noun

manner (genitive mandri, partitive mandrit)
* continent
* 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).

#### See also

* maailmajagu

## Finnish
### 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: /ˈmɑnːer/, [ˈmɑ̝nːe̞r]
* Rhymes: -ɑnːer
* Hyphenation: man‧ner

### Noun

manner
* 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.
* (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

Possessive forms of manner (Kotus type 49*J/askel, nt-nn gradation) :
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
* mantereinen
* Ahvenanmanner
* Etelämanner
* Etelänapamanner
* Gondwanamanner
* jättiläismanner
* mannerilmasto
* mannerjalusta
* mannerjää
* mannerjäätikkö
* Manner-Kiina
* mannerlaatta
* mannerliikunta
* mannerliikunto
* Mannermaa
* mannermaa
* mannerrinne
* Manner-Suomi
* mannertenvälinen
* mannervaltio
* osamanner
* suurmanner

#### See also

* maanosa
* tanner
* kinner
* mantu

#### References

* Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “manner”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Luxembourgish
### Adjective

manner
* comparative degree of mann