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amanuensis
English
Etymology
From Latin ?manu?nsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) +? manus (“hand”) +? -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mænju??ns?s/
- enPR: ?-m?n'yo?o-?n?s?s
- Hyphenation: a?man?u?en?sis
Noun
amanuensis (plural amanuenses)
- One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
- A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
Translations
Further reading
- amanuensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “amanuensis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “amanuensis”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
References
- Gamble, Harry Y. “Amanuensis.” Anchor Bible Dictionary. Vol. 1. Ed. David Noel Freedman. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
- Longenecker, Richard N. “Ancient Amanuenses and the Pauline Epistles.” New Dimensions in New Testament Study. Eds. Richard N. Longenecker and Merrill C. Tenney. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974. 281-97. idem, “On the Form, Function, and Authority of the New Testament Letters.” Scripture and Truth. Eds. D.A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 101-14.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin ?manu?nsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) +? manus (“hand”) +? -ensis (“of or from (a place)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amanu??nsis]
Noun
amanuensis c (singular definite amanuensen or amanuensissen, plural indefinite amanuenser)
- A teacher at an institute of higher education with a time-limited position (usually three years).
- An assistent with a scientific education, e.g. to a doctor in private practice.
Inflection
References
- “amanuensis” in Den Danske Ordbog
Latin
Etymology
From ab- +? manus (“hand”) +? -?nsis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?.ma.nu?en.sis/, [ä?mänu???s??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ma.nu?en.sis/, [?m?nu??nsis]
Noun
?manu?nsis m (genitive ?manu?nsis); third declension
- secretary, clerk
Usage notes
Originally used for a slave at his master's personal service 'within hand reach', performing any command. Later, it was specifically applied to intimately trusted servants (also many freedmen) acting as a personal secretary.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Descendants
- Catalan: amanuense
- English: amanuensis
- Italian: amanuense
- Portuguese: amanuense
- Spanish: amanuense
References
- amanuensis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amanuensis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amanuensis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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manual
English
Alternative forms
- manuall (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?man.j(?)?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mænj?(w?)l/
- Hyphenation: man?u?al, man?ual
- Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manu?le (“handbook, manual”).
Noun
manual (plural manuals)
- A handbook.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
Synonyms
- enchiridion
- handbook
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (manyuaru)
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Adjective
manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)
- (of an activity) Performed with the hands.
- (of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
- (technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Synonyms
- handly
Antonyms
- automatic
Coordinate terms
- aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
- oral, relating to the mouth
- pedal, relating to the foot
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)
- (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- (by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Put the controls to manual.
- Leave the system on manual.
Synonyms
- (automotive): stick shift / stick
- (automotive): standard transmission / standard
See also
(automotive):
- automatic
- semi-automatic
- manumatic
Translations
Further reading
- Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- alumna
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?.nu?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual (masculine and feminine plural manuals)
- manual
Derived terms
- manualment
Noun
manual m (plural manuals)
- manual
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)
- manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine
Inflection
Indonesian
Etymology
From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma?nu.al]
- Hyphenation: ma?nu?al
Noun
manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)
- (colloquial) manual, handbook.
Adjective
manual (plural manual-manual)
- manual,
- performed with the hands.
- performed by a human rather than a machine.
Further reading
- “manual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /m??nwa?/
Adjective
manual m or f (plural manuais, comparable)
- manual
Noun
manual m (plural manuais)
- manual
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual m or n (feminine singular manual?, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)
- manual
Declension
Noun
manual n (plural manuale)
- handbook
Declension
See also
- carte
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?nwal/, [ma?nwal]
Adjective
manual (plural manuales)
- manual (performed by the hands)
- manual (operated by the hands)
- manual (performed by a human)
- Antonym: automático
Derived terms
- de manual
- manualidad
- manualmente
Noun
manual m (plural manuales)
- manual (handbook)
- manual (booklet with instructions)
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Noun
manual c
- a manual, a handbook
- (music) a manual, a keyboard
Declension
See also
- manuell
- pedal
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