manier

See also: Manier

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɑ.ˈniːr]
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Noun

manier f (plural manieren, diminutive maniertje n)

  1. way, manner
    Op die manier — In that manner
  2. (in the plural) manner, good behaviour

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From main + -ier, from -oyer, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin root *manidiāre, from Latin manus. Compare French manège, Italian maneggiare, Spanish manejar, manear.

Pronunciation

Verb

manier

  1. to handle, manipulate, wield (an object)
  2. to use (software)
  3. to knead

Conjugation
Conjugation of manier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle maniant
/ma.njɑ̃/
past participle manié
/ma.nje/
infinitive
simple manier
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple maniant
/ma.njɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present manie
/ma.ni/		 manies
/ma.ni/		 manie
/ma.ni/		 manions
/ma.njɔ̃/		 maniez
/ma.nje/		 manient
/ma.ni/
imperfect maniais
/ma.njɛ/		 maniais
/ma.njɛ/		 maniait
/ma.njɛ/		 maniions
/ma.ni.jɔ̃/		 maniiez
/ma.ni.je/		 maniaient
/ma.njɛ/
past historic2 maniai
/ma.nje/		 manias
/ma.nja/		 mania
/ma.nja/		 maniâmes
/ma.njam/		 maniâtes
/ma.njat/		 manièrent
/ma.njɛʁ/
future manierai
/ma.ni.ʁe/		 manieras
/ma.ni.ʁa/		 maniera
/ma.ni.ʁa/		 manierons
/ma.ni.ʁɔ̃/		 manierez
/ma.ni.ʁe/		 manieront
/ma.ni.ʁɔ̃/
conditional manierais
/ma.ni.ʁɛ/		 manierais
/ma.ni.ʁɛ/		 manierait
/ma.ni.ʁɛ/		 manierions
/ma.ni.ʁjɔ̃/		 manieriez
/ma.ni.ʁje/		 manieraient
/ma.ni.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present manie
/ma.ni/		 manies
/ma.ni/		 manie
/ma.ni/		 maniions
/ma.ni.jɔ̃/		 maniiez
/ma.ni.je/		 manient
/ma.ni/
imperfect2 maniasse
/ma.njas/		 maniasses
/ma.njas/		 maniât
/ma.nja/		 maniassions
/ma.nja.sjɔ̃/		 maniassiez
/ma.nja.sje/		 maniassent
/ma.njas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — manie
/ma.ni/		 — manions
/ma.njɔ̃/		 maniez
/ma.nje/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms
  • manier l'aviron - Man the oars

Further reading

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

manier m

  1. indefinite plural of mani

Old French

Alternative forms
  • manïer (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)

Etymology

Attested from 12th century, from Vulgar Latin *manaria, from Late Latin manuarius.

Verb

manier

  1. to handle
    • late 12th century, anonymous, La Folie de Tristan d'Oxford, page 408 (of the Champion Classiques edition of Le Roman de Tristan, →ISBN, lines 928-9:
      ne nul nel poeit manïer
      fors sul la raïne e Brenguain
      Nobody could handle him [the dog]
      apart from the queen and Brangain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of manier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive manier avoir manïé
gerund en maniant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle maniant
past participle manïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mani manïes manïe manions manïez manïent
imperfect manioie, manïeie, manioe, manïeve manioies, manïeies, manioes, manïeves manioit, manïeit, maniot, manïeve maniiiens, maniiens maniiiez, maniiez manioient, manïeient, manioent, manïevent
preterite maniai manias mania maniames maniastes manïerent
future manïerai manïeras manïera manïerons manïeroiz, manïereiz, manïerez manïeront
conditional manïeroie, manïereie manïeroies, manïereies manïeroit, manïereit manïeriiens, manïeriens manïeriiez, manïeriez manïeroient, manïereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present mani manis manit manions manïez manïent
imperfect maniasse maniasses maniast maniissons, maniissiens maniissoiz, maniissez, maniissiez maniassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— manïe — manions manïez —

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