Manchester
English edit
Etymology edit
The first part may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill. The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈman.t͡ʃɪs.tə/,[1] /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə(ɹ)/[2]
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /mæn.ˈt͡ʃɛs.tə(ɹ)/
Proper noun edit
Manchester
- A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
- A parish of Jamaica.
- A town in Bolivia.
- A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A settlement in Suriname.
- Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:
- A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A city in Meriwether County and Talbot County, Georgia.
- A village in Scott County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Iowa.
- A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Clay County, Kentucky.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A small incorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland.
- A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in full Manchester-by-the-Sea.
- A village in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A tiny city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- The largest city in New Hampshire, United States and one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.
- A town and village in Ontario County, New York.
- A village in Adams County, Ohio.
- A town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
- A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Tennessee.
- A community in southeastern Houston, Texas.
- A town in Vermont, United States and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County.
- A former independent city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, now part of the city of Richmond.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
- A town and unincorporated community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Manchester Township.
- (aircraft) A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
- An English and Scottish surname.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: Manse
Translations edit
major city in the north-west of England
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References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, "Manchester"
- ^ Forvo, "Manchester".
German edit
Etymology edit
The fabric was primarily produced in Manchester.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Manchester m (strong, genitive Manchesters, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Manchester [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Proper noun edit
Manchester n (proper noun, genitive Manchesters or (optionally with an article) Manchester)
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England).
Declension edit
Declension of Manchester [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Further reading edit
- “Manchester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Manchester on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Manchester (Stadt)” in Duden online
- “Manchester (Stoff, Gewebe)” in Duden online
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Manchester
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Manchester | — |
accusative | Manchestert | — |
dative | Manchesternek | — |
instrumental | Manchesterrel | — |
causal-final | Manchesterért | — |
translative | Manchesterré | — |
terminative | Manchesterig | — |
essive-formal | Manchesterként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Manchesterben | — |
superessive | Manchesteren | — |
adessive | Manchesternél | — |
illative | Manchesterbe | — |
sublative | Manchesterre | — |
allative | Manchesterhez | — |
elative | Manchesterből | — |
delative | Manchesterről | — |
ablative | Manchestertől | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Manchesteré | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Manchesteréi | — |
Possessive forms of Manchester | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Manchesterem | — |
2nd person sing. | Manchestered | — |
3rd person sing. | Manchestere | — |
1st person plural | Manchesterünk | — |
2nd person plural | Manchesteretek | — |
3rd person plural | Manchesterük | — |
Derived terms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈman.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, /ˈmɛn.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, (colloquial) /manˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/, /mɛnˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstɛr
- Syllabification: Man‧ches‧ter
Proper noun edit
Manchester m inan
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
- Manchester (name of several towns and cities in the United States)
Declension edit
Declension of Manchester
singular | |
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nominative | Manchester |
genitive | Manchesteru |
dative | Manchesterowi |
accusative | Manchester |
instrumental | Manchesterem |
locative | Manchesterze |
vocative | Manchesterze |
Further reading edit
- Manchester in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Manchester f
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)