manus

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈmeɪnəs/ UK /ˈmeɪnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the hand or its anatomical equivalent in vertebrates

The fossil preserved the delicate bones of the creature's manus.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the hand or its anatomical... hand forepaw

Opposites

pes

Word family

Derived forms manual

Related forms manual manacle manuscript manipulate manumit

Etymology

Directly from Latin manus ('hand'), used in anatomy for the hand or its homologous structure in vertebrates. From Proto-Italic *manus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *man- ('hand').

manus Latin *man- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

The Human Body

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# manus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmeɪnəs/

## Meanings
1. the hand or its anatomical equivalent in vertebrates

## Examples
- The fossil preserved the delicate bones of the creature's manus.

## Synonyms
- hand
- forepaw

## Antonyms
- pes

## Derived Forms
- manual

## Related Forms
- manual
- manacle
- manuscript
- manipulate
- manumit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manus
- Root: *man-

## Etymology
Directly from Latin manus ('hand'), used in anatomy for the hand or its homologous structure in vertebrates. From Proto-Italic *manus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *man- ('hand').

## AI Etymology
Manus is directly from Latin manus ('hand'), used in anatomy for the hand or its homologous structure in vertebrates. From Proto-Italic *manus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *man- ('hand'). The etymological trail includes Latin manus, Proto-Indo-European *man-. The same word family includes manual, manacle, manuscript, manipulate, manumit. Its current noun use means "the hand or its anatomical equivalent in vertebrates".

## Topics
- The Human Body

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