Latin Word of the Day
manus
hand
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| manus |
| 1. n. hand |
| 2. n. (figuratively) bravery, valor |
| 3. n. (figuratively) violence, fighting |
| 4. n. (metonymically) handwriting |
| 5. n. a side, part, faction |
| 6. n. a stake (in dice) |
| 7. n. a thrust with a sword |
| 8. n. paw of an animal |
| 9. n. trunk of an elephant |
| 10. n. branch of a tree |
| 11. n. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels |
| 12. n. group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers |
| Manus gladiatorum oppido eruperat. - The company of gladiators had made a sally from the town. |
| 13. n. labor |
| 14. n. power, might |
| 15. n. (legal) legal power of a man over his wife |
| 16. n. (legal) an arrest |
| 17. n. group of people |
| 18. n. band |
| 19. adj. (Old Latin) good |
| (Q, la, Isidorus Hispalensis, Origines, 5, 30, 14, quote=Mane lux matura et plena, nec iam crepusculum. Et dictum mane a mano; manum enim antiqui bonum dicebant. Quid enim melius luce?, trans=B |
| 20. n. genitive singular of manus |
| 21. n. plural of manus |
Example Sentences
| Eius contingebat manus sua. Her hand met his. Leva manus tuas! Put your hands up! Manus tua est tam frigida quam glacies. Your hand is as cold as ice. Manus valde mihi dolent. My hands really hurt. In balneo sum, quia manus lavo. I'm in the bathroom because I'm washing my hands. |
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