Manier
See also: manier
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German maniere, borrowed from Old French maniere, derived from Latin manuārius.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Manier f (genitive Manier, plural Manieren)
- (art, literary) style, manner
- (otherwise dated) way, manner
- (informal) mannerism, tic, individual habit
- Synonyms: Angewohnheit, Eigenart, Fimmel, Tick
- Das war so eine Manier von ihm.
- That was one of his strange manners.
- (in the plural) manners
- Synonyms: Benehmen, Umgangsformen, Erziehung, Kinderstube
- Hast du denn keine Manieren?!
- Don't you have any manners?!
Declension edit
Declension of Manier [feminine]