maneira
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”).
Noun
maneira f (plural maneiras)
- manner, method, way
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- maneyra (obsolete)
- manera (eye dialect)
- manêra (eye dialect)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”), from manus (“hand”); corresponding to mão + -eira. Compare Galician maneira, Spanish manera, Catalan manera, French manière.
Pronunciation
Noun, adjective:
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈne(j).ɾɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
Verb:
- (standard) same as above
- (nonstandard, Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈnɛ.ɾɐ/
Noun
maneira f (plural maneiras)
- manner; way (particular method of doing something)
- (art) the specific style of an artist
- appearance; look; aspect; guise
Synonyms
- (manner): jeito, método, moda, modo
- (style): cunho, estilo
- (appearance): aparência, aspecto, feição, feitio, forma, formato
Derived terms
- à maneira
- à maneira de
- à maneira que
- amaneirar
- de maneira a
- de maneira que
- de qualquer maneira
- de toda maneira
- maneirar
- maneiras
- maneirismo
- maneirista
- maneiro
- maneiroso
Related terms
- manual
- mão
Adjective
maneira
- Feminine singular of adjective maneiro.
Verb
maneira
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of maneirar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of maneirar