different between several vs manu

English

Alternative forms

• severall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin s?par?lis, from Latin s?par (“separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?v(?)??l/
• Hyphenation: sev?er?al, seve?ral

Adjective

several (comparative more several, superlative most several)

1. (obsolete) Separate, distinct; particular. [15th-19th century]
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar:

     Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas.

   • So one thing may be good and bad to several parties, upon diverse occasions.

   • 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra:

     the hearts of the three cavaliers were completely captured, especially as gratitude was added to their admiration; it is a little singular, however, though no less certain, that each of them was enraptured with a several beauty.

   • 1666, Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders

     Each several ship a victory did gain.

   • 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

     Each might his several province well command, / Would all but stoop to what they understand.

2. A number of different; various. [from 16th century]
   • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3, scene 1

     […] for several virtues / Have I lik'd several women; never any / With so full soul but some defect in her / Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd, / And put it to the foil […].

   • early 1600s, Francis Bacon, Of Simulation and Dissimulation

     habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished
3. (law) Separable, capable of being treated separately.

Derived terms

• joint and several

Determiner

several

1. Consisting of a number more than two but not very many. [from 17th century]

   Several cars were in the parking lot.

   They had many journals. I subscribed to several.

   Several of the members were absent.

   • 1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., preface:

     The favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Per?ons of the fir?t di?tinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ?everal new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and di?tingui?h it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.

   • 2004, The Guardian, 6 November:

     Several people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight.

Usage notes

• Some dictionaries and many older grammars put several into the word class 'pronoun' in many of its uses.

Derived terms

• several states
• severally

Translations

See also

• sever

Adverb

several (not comparable)

1. By itself; severally.
   • 1551, Ralph Robinson (sometimes spelt Raphe Robynson) (translator), Utopia (originally written by Sir Thomas More)

     Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.

Noun

several (plural severals)

1. (obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
2. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (archaic) A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.

Translations

References

• several at OneLook Dictionary Search
• several in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Leavers, laveers, leavers, reveals, vealers

Old French

Adjective

several m (oblique and nominative feminine singular severale)

1. separate

Declension

Noun

several m (oblique plural severaus or severax or severals, nominative singular severaus or severax or severals, nominative plural several)

1. one's own property or possession

Related terms

• sevrer
• desevrer

Descendants

• English: several

References

• several on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) why

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) how much

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu (plural manumanu)

1. bird (animal)

Finnish

Noun

manu

1. (colloquial) studio director

   Synonym: studio-ohjaaja

Declension

Anagrams

• maun, muna, namu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.nu/, [?m?nu]

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Derived terms

• manu aloha (“parrot”)
• manu h? (“hummingbird”)
• pahu manu (“cage”)

Kanakanabu

Noun

manu

1. child

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Kichwa

Noun

manu

1. debt

References

• Nina Kinti-Moss & Nematni Baltazar Masaquiza Chango, Kichwa-English-Spanish Dictionary

Laboya

Noun

manu

1. chicken

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “manu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 65

Latin

Noun

man? f

1. ablative singular of manus

Latvian

Pronoun

manu

1. accusative singular masculine form of mans
2. instrumental singular masculine form of mans
3. genitive plural masculine form of mans
4. accusative singular feminine form of mans
5. instrumental singular feminine form of mans
6. genitive plural feminine form of mans

Verb

manu

1. 1st person singular present indicative form of man?t

Lindu

Noun

manu

1. chicken

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)
2. (figuratively) a person held in high esteem

References

• “manu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, ?ISBN.

Mori Bawah

Noun

manu

1. bird; chicken

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, 2013, ?ISBN, page 685

Mussau-Emira

Noun

manu

1. water

References

• J. &. M. Brown., Mussau grammar essentials (2007)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *man?, from Proto-Indo-European *mono- (“neck”). Near cognates include Old Norse m?n and Old High German mana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?.nu/

Noun

manu f

1. mane

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Derived terms

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin manus. Compare Catalan mà, French main, Galician man, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mân?, Spanish mano.

Noun

manu

1. hand

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

1. hand

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Tetum

Noun

manu

1. bird
2. chicken

Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.nu/

Noun

manu

1. animal

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

Derived terms

• manu buna/manubuna