different between maces vs manes

English

Noun

maces

1. plural of mace

Verb

maces

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mace

Anagrams

• Emacs, SECAM, SMEAC, acmes, cames, eMacs, emacs

Catalan

Noun

maces

1. plural of maça

Middle English

Noun

maces

1. plural of mace (“mace”)

Spanish

Verb

maces

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of mazar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of mazar.

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: mä?n?z, IPA^(key): /?m??ne?z/

Noun

manes pl (plural only)

1. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.
   • 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

   • 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Wife of Asdrubal, Tales and Historic Scenes, p. 171

     Still may the manès of thy children rise
     To chase calm slumber from thy wearied eyes;
     Still may their voices on the haunted air
     In fearful whispers tell thee to despair,

Related terms

• manism
• manist

Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?nz, IPA^(key): /me?nz/

Noun

manes

1. plural of mane

Anagrams

• Means, Mensa, Seman, amens, manse, means, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames

Catalan

Verb

manes

1. second-person singular present indicative form of manar

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma?.ne?s/, [?mä?ne?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.nes/, [?m??n?s]

Noun

m?n?s m pl (genitive m?nium); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Descendants

• English: manes
• German: Manen pl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma?.ne?s/, [?mä?ne?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.nes/, [?m??n?s]

Adjective

m?n?s

1. nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine singular of m?nis

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ne?s/, [?mäne?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.nes/, [?m??n?s]

Verb

man?s

1. second-person singular present active indicative of mane?

References

• manes in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• manes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• manes in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[2]
• manes in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• manes in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• manes in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Middle English

Noun

manes

1. plural of mane

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manes.

Noun

manes m pl (plural only)

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?manes/, [?ma.nes]

Verb

manes

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

Volapük

Noun

manes

1. dative plural of man