Manchester
English
St Peter's Square, Manchester, England
Etymology
The first part may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill. The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manchester
- A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
- A parish of Jamaica.
- A town in Bolivia.
- A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A settlement in Suriname.
- Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:
- A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A city in Meriwether County and Talbot County, Georgia.
- A village in Scott County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Iowa.
- A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Clay County, Kentucky.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A small incorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland.
- A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in full Manchester-by-the-Sea.
- A village in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A tiny city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- The largest city in New Hampshire, United States and one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.
- A town and village in Ontario County, New York.
- A village in Adams County, Ohio.
- A town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
- A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Tennessee.
- A community in southeastern Houston, Texas.
- A town in Vermont, United States and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County.
- A former independent city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, now part of the city of Richmond.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
- A town and unincorporated community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Manchester Township.
- (aircraft) A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
- An English and Scottish surname.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: Manse
Translations
major city in the north-west of England
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, "Manchester"
- Forvo, "Manchester".
German
Etymology
The fabric was primarily produced in Manchester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛnt͡ʃɛstɐ/, (fabric) /manˈʃɛstɐ/
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of Manchester [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Manchester |
| genitive | eines | des | Manchesters |
| dative | einem | dem | Manchester |
| accusative | einen | den | Manchester |
Proper noun
Manchester n (proper noun, genitive Manchesters or (optionally with an article) Manchester)
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England).
Declension
Declension of Manchester [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| def. | noun | |
| nominative | das | Manchester |
| genitive | des | Manchesters, Manchester1 |
| dative | dem | Manchester |
| accusative | das | Manchester |
1Optionally with an article.
Further reading
- “Manchester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Manchester on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Manchester (Stadt)” in Duden online
- “Manchester (Stoff, Gewebe)” in Duden online
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt͡ʃɛstɛr]
- Hyphenation: Man‧ches‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Proper noun
Manchester
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Manchester | — |
| accusative | Manchestert | — |
| dative | Manchesternek | — |
| instrumental | Manchesterrel | — |
| causal-final | Manchesterért | — |
| translative | Manchesterré | — |
| terminative | Manchesterig | — |
| essive-formal | Manchesterként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Manchesterben | — |
| superessive | Manchesteren | — |
| adessive | Manchesternél | — |
| illative | Manchesterbe | — |
| sublative | Manchesterre | — |
| allative | Manchesterhez | — |
| elative | Manchesterből | — |
| delative | Manchesterről | — |
| ablative | Manchestertől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Manchesteré | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Manchesteréi | — |
| Possessive forms of Manchester | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Manchesterem | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Manchestered | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Manchestere | — |
| 1st person plural | Manchesterünk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Manchesteretek | — |
| 3rd person plural | Manchesterük | — |
Derived terms
- manchesteri
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈman.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, /ˈmɛn.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, (colloquial) /manˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/, /mɛnˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstɛr
- Syllabification: Man‧ches‧ter
Proper noun
Manchester m inan
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
- Manchester (name of several towns and cities in the United States)
Declension
Declension of Manchester
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Manchester |
| genitive | Manchesteru |
| dative | Manchesterowi |
| accusative | Manchester |
| instrumental | Manchesterem |
| locative | Manchesterze |
| vocative | Manchesterze |
Further reading
- Manchester in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃɛs.teʁ/ [mɐ̃ˈʃɛs.teh], /ˈmɐ̃.ʃes.teʁ/ [ˈmɐ̃.ʃes.teh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃɛs.teɾ/, /ˈmɐ̃.ʃes.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃɛʃ.teʁ/ [mɐ̃ˈʃɛʃ.teχ], /ˈmɐ̃.ʃeʃ.teʁ/ [ˈmɐ̃.ʃeʃ.teχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃɛs.teɻ/, /ˈmɐ̃.ʃes.teɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃɛʃ.taɾ/, /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃɛʃ.taɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃɛʃ.taɾ/
Proper noun
Manchester f
- Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
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