German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French manuel (manual), from Latin manualis, from manus (hand).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈnu̯ɛl/, [maˈnwɛl], [ma.nuˈɛl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Adjective edit

manuell (strong nominative masculine singular manueller, comparative manueller, superlative am manuellsten)

  1. manual (done or operated by hand)
    Synonyms: händisch, (adverbial) von Hand, mit der Hand
    Antonyms: automatisch, maschinell

Usage notes edit

  • The synonym händisch is chiefly used in computing contexts. Otherwise a compound word with Hand- is often used instead of manuell.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French manuel, from Latin manualis.

Adjective edit

manuell (neuter singular manuelt, definite singular and plural manuelle)

  1. manual

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French manuel, from Latin manualis.

Adjective edit

manuell (neuter singular manuelt, definite singular and plural manuelle)

  1. manual

References edit

Swedish edit

Adjective edit

manuell (not comparable)

  1. manual, by hand

Declension edit

Inflection of manuell
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular manuell
Neuter singular manuellt
Plural manuella
Masculine plural3 manuelle
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 manuelle
All manuella
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Antonyms edit

See also edit