manes

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Etymology 1Edit

From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: mäʹnāz, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːneɪz/

NounEdit

manes (plural only)

1. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 9

     this was the Ustrina or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the Manes

Related termsEdit

• manism
• manist

TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: mānz, IPA^(key): /meɪnz/

NounEdit

manes

1. plural form of mane

AnagramsEdit

• amens
• manse
• means
• mensa, Mensa
• names

VerbEdit

manes

1. second-person singular present indicative form of manar

Etymology 1Edit

Literally "the good ones", substantive use of the masculine plural of mānis (“good”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.neːs/

NounEdit

mānēs m (genitive mānum); third declension

1. the spirits of dead ancestors; deified shades
2. a corpse
3. ashes; remains
4. the netherworld

InflectionEdit

Third declension.

DescendantsEdit

• English: manes

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.neːs/

VerbEdit

manēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of maneō

NounEdit

manes m pl (plurale tantum)

1. (Roman mythology) manes (spirits of the dead)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanes/

VerbEdit

manes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of manar.

NounEdit

manes

1. dative plural of man