manis

See also: Manis, manís, and maŋis

English

Noun

manis

plural of mani

Noun

manis (plural manises)

(obsolete) The pangolin.

Anagrams

Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, imans, mains, minas, nsima

Catalan

Verb

manis

second-person singular present subjunctive form of manar

Indonesian

Adjective

manis

sweet
lovely
of good taste

Noun

manis (plural manis-manis, first-person possessive manisku, second-person possessive manismu, third-person possessive manisnya)

boy

Latin

Alternative forms

mānus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”); related to mānus (“good”), mātūrus (“mature”), Mātūta (“goddess Dawn”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.nis/, [ˈmaː.nɪs]

Adjective

mānis (neuter māne); third declension

good

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	mānis	māne	mānēs	mānia
Genitive	mānis	mānis	mānium	mānium
Dative	mānī	mānī	mānibus	mānibus
Accusative	mānem	māne	mānēs, mānīs	mānia
Ablative	mānī	mānī	mānibus	mānibus
Vocative	mānis	māne	mānēs	mānia

Derived terms

mānēs (“spirits of the dead”)
immānis (“monstrous”)

References

manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)

Latvian

Pronoun

manis

of me; genitive singular form of es

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manis/
Rhymes: -nis, -is

Adjective

manis (Jawi spelling مانيس‎)

(of taste) sweet
attractive; lovely

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
kemanisan (“sweetness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
pemanis (“sweetener”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
memanis (“to become sweet”) [agent focus] (meN-)
memaniskan (“to make sth sweet”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
bermanis (“to speak in a sweet manner; to act sweetly”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
manis-manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)

Other derivations and compound words:

bermanis-manis
memanis-manis
mempermanis (“to make sth sweeter; to sweeten”)

Spanish

Noun

manis f pl

plural of mani

Volapük

Noun

manis

accusative plural of man

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