name
Meaning 1
Mani, Manichaeus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
manes
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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mäʹnāz
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/ˈmɑːneɪz/
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rhymes with -ɑːneɪz
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mānz
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/meɪnz/
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rhymes with -eɪnz
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CMU ARPABET: M EY1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
plural of Mane
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of mane
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: prophet
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Manēs, from Ancient Greek Μάνης (Mánēs).
From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Manès — Mani — see also Mani
- Polish: Manes — Mani — see also Mani
- Dutch: manen — spirits of the dead
- Finnish: maanit — spirits of the dead
- French: mânes — spirits of the dead
- German: Manen — spirits of the dead
- Ido: mani — spirits of the dead
- Old Irish: taise — spirits of the dead
- Italian: mani — spirits of the dead
- Polish: many — spirits of the dead
- Portuguese: manes — spirits of the dead