See also: Manche and manché

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɑːnt͡ʃ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːntʃ

Noun edit

manche (plural manches)

  1. Obsolete form of maunch (a sleeve)
  2. (music, rare) The neck of a violin.

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Anagrams edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (hand).

Noun edit

manche f (plural manches)

  1. sleeve (clothing)
  2. (sports) round
  3. (tennis) set
    Synonym: set
    la troisième manchethe third set
  4. (snooker) frame
  5. (baseball) inning, (cricket) innings
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (hand).

Noun edit

manche m (plural manches)

  1. handle
  2. (informal) unhandy person
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Italian mancia, itself borrowed from Old French manche.

Noun edit

manche f (plural manches)

  1. begging (for money)
    Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l’église.
    He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.
Usage notes edit

Only found in faire la manche.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Galician edit

Verb edit

manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

manche

  1. inflection of manch:
    1. nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.ke/
  • Rhymes: -anke
  • Hyphenation: màn‧che

Adjective edit

manche f pl

  1. feminine plural of manco

Etymology 2 edit

From French manche

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

manche f (invariable)

  1. heat (sports)
  2. hand, round (of cards)

Noun edit

manche f pl

  1. plural of manca

Middle French edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old French manche, from Latin manica.

Noun edit

manche f (plural manches)

  1. sleeve

Etymology 2 edit

From Old French manche.

Noun edit

manche m (plural manches)

  1. handle

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (hand) (compare main).

Noun edit

manche f (plural manches)

  1. (Jersey) sleeve

Old French edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin manica.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

manche oblique singularf (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manche, nominative plural manches)

  1. sleeve
Descendants edit
  • Middle French: manche
  • Walloon: mantche
  • English: manche
  • Italian: mancia
  • Middle English: maunche

Etymology 2 edit

From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (hand).

Noun edit

manche oblique singularm (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manches, nominative plural manche)

  1. handle
Descendants edit

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: man‧che

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French manche.

Noun edit

manche m (plural manches)

  1. (aviation) yoke (column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish edit

Verb edit

manche

  1. inflection of manchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative