Manier

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Etymology

From Middle High German maniere, borrowed from Old French maniere, derived from Latin manuārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈniːr/,
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  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Manier f (genitive Manier, plural Manieren)

  1. (art, literary) style, manner
    Synonyms: Art, Stil
    In typischer Manier zeichnet die Autorin ein verstörendes Sittenbild des deutschen Vorstadtmilieus.
    In her typical manner the author paints a disturbing social portrait of the German suburban milieu.
  2. (otherwise dated) way, manner
    Synonyms: Art, Weise
  3. (informal) mannerism, tic, individual habit
    Synonyms: Angewohnheit, Eigenart, Fimmel, Tick
    Das war so eine Manier von ihm.
    That was one of his strange manners.
  4. (in the plural) manners
    Synonyms: Benehmen, Umgangsformen, Erziehung, Kinderstube
    Hast du denn keine Manieren?!
    Don't you have any manners?!

Declension

Declension of Manier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Manier die Manieren
genitive einer der Manier der Manieren
dative einer der Manier den Manieren
accusative eine die Manier die Manieren

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Manier” in Duden online
  • “Manier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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