Manhattan

See also: manhattan

English

Manhattan island

Alternative forms

• (the cocktail): manhattan

Etymology

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. That name is usually taken to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) and another element.

Based on a report by Anthony Heckewelder that the name Manhattan derives from the wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows, Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of manaháhtaan "place for gathering the wood to make bows" and a related locative form manaháhteenk. compound of Munsee manah- (gather) + -aht (bow) + -aan (place).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mænˈhæt.ən/
• (New York City) enPR: mənhătən, IPA^(key): /mənˈhæt.ən/, [mn̩ˈhætn̩]
  • (regional), IPA^(key): [mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩]

• • Audio (New York City):

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Proper noun

Manhattan

1. An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
2. Ellipsis of Borough of Manhattan.; A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island, coterminous with New York County.
3. Ellipsis of Manhattan Island.; An island in New York, United States.
   • 1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:

     Lo, body and soul—this land, / My own Manhattan with spires, and the sparkling and hurrying tides, and the ships, / The varied and ample land, the South and the North in the light, Ohio’s shores and flashing Missouri, / And ever the far-spreading prairies cover’d with grass and corn.

4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
   3. A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
   4. A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
   6. A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
   7. A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
   8. An unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

Derived terms

• Borough of Manhattan
• Manhattan clam chowder
• Manhattanese
• Manhattan Island
• Manhattanism
• Manhattanite
• Manhattanization
• Manhattanize

 

Translations

tribe

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 曼克頓／曼克顿 (maan⁶ hak¹ deon⁶), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

  Mandarin: 曼哈頓／曼哈顿 (zh) (Mànhādùn), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: manhattan
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Marathi: मॅनहॅटन (mĕnhĕṭan)
• Russian: манхэ́ттен m (manxɛ́ttɛn)

borough

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 曼克頓／曼克顿 (maan⁶ hak¹ deon⁶), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

  Mandarin: 曼哈頓／曼哈顿 (zh) (Mànhādùn), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Esperanto: Manhatano
• Finnish: Manhattan
• French: Manhattan (fr) m
• Greek: Μανχάταν n (Manchátan)
• Italian: Manhattan f
• Japanese: マンハッタン (Manhattan)
• Korean: 맨해튼 (maenhaeteun)
• Marathi: मॅनहॅटन (mĕnhĕṭan)
• Russian: Манхэ́ттен (ru) m (Manxɛ́ttɛn)
• Turkish: Manhattan
• Vietnamese: Manhattan, Mã Nhật Tân (vi)
• Yiddish: מאַנהעטן (manhetn)

Noun

Manhattan (plural Manhattans)

1. A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

Translations

cocktail

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 曼克頓／曼克顿 (maan⁶ hak¹ deon⁶), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

  Mandarin: 曼哈頓／曼哈顿 (zh) (Mànhādùn), 曼赫頓／曼赫顿

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: manhattan
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Marathi: मॅनहॅटन (mĕnhĕṭan)
• Russian: манхэ́ттен m (manxɛ́tten)
• Tamil: மதுக்கலவை (ta) (matukkalavai)

Further reading

• Manhattan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Manhattan (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Manhattan, it in turn deriving, via Dutch, from the Unami language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnˈɦɛ.tən/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Manhattan ?

1. Manhattan (a borough and island in New York City, New York, United States)

Derived terms

• Manhattan aan de Maas

Noun

Manhattan m (plural Manhattans, diminutive Manhattantje n)

1. Manhattan (cocktail)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Manhattan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ(ː)nˈhɛtən/, [mɛnˈhɛ.tn̩], [ˌmɛːn-], [-tən]

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Manhattan n (proper noun, genitive Manhattans or (optionally with an article) Manhattan)

1. Manhattan (a borough and island in New York City, New York, United States)

Declension

Declension of Manhattan [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Manhattan
genitive	des	Manhattans, Manhattan1
dative	dem	Manhattan
accusative	das	Manhattan

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Mainhattan

Noun

Manhattan m (strong, genitive Manhattans or Manhattan, plural Manhattans or Manhattan)

1. Manhattan (cocktail)

Declension

Declension of Manhattan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Manhattan	die	Manhattans, Manhattan
genitive	eines	des	Manhattans, Manhattan	der	Manhattans, Manhattan
dative	einem	dem	Manhattan	den	Manhattans, Manhattan
accusative	einen	den	Manhattan	die	Manhattans, Manhattan

Swedish

Noun

Manhattan n

1. Manhattan (borough of New York City)

Noun

Manhattan c

1. Manhattan (cocktail)