maneira

Etymology

From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”).

Noun

maneira f (plural maneiras)

1. manner, method, way

Alternative forms

• maneyra (obsolete)
• manera (eye dialect)
• manêra (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”), from manus (“hand”); corresponding to mão +‎ -eira. Compare Galician maneira, Spanish manera, Catalan manera, French manière.

Pronunciation

Noun, adjective:

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈne(j).ɾɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

Verb:

• (standard) same as above
• (nonstandard, Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈnɛ.ɾɐ/

Noun

maneira f (plural maneiras)

1. manner; way (particular method of doing something)
2. (art) the specific style of an artist
3. appearance; look; aspect; guise

Adjective

maneira

1. Feminine singular of adjective maneiro.

Verb

maneira

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of maneirar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of maneirar