Manchester

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See also: manchester, Manchéster, and Mánchester

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
St Peter's Square, Manchester, England

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈman.t͡ʃɪs.tə/,[1] /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə(ɹ)/[2]
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/
  • (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /mæn.ˈt͡ʃɛs.tə(ɹ)/

Proper noun[edit]

Manchester

  1. A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
  2. A parish of Jamaica.
  3. A town in Bolivia.
  4. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A settlement in Suriname.
  6. Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:
    1. A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
    2. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    3. A city in Meriwether County and Talbot County, Georgia.
    4. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
    5. An unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
    6. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    7. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Iowa.
    8. A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
    9. A home rule city, the county seat of Clay County, Kentucky.
    10. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
    11. A small incorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland.
    12. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in full Manchester-by-the-Sea.
    13. A village in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    14. A tiny city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
    15. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
    16. The largest city in New Hampshire, United States and one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.
    17. A town and village in Ontario County, New York.
    18. A village in Adams County, Ohio.
    19. A town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
    20. A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
    21. A neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    22. A ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
    23. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Tennessee.
    24. A community in southeastern Houston, Texas.
    25. A town in Vermont, United States and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County.
    26. A former independent city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, now part of the city of Richmond.
    27. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
    28. A town and unincorporated community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
    29. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
    30. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Manchester Township.
  7. (aircraft) A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
  8. An English and Scottish surname.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Finnish: Manse

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, "Manchester"
  2. ^ Forvo, "Manchester".

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The fabric was primarily produced in Manchester.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnt͡ʃɛstɐ/, (fabric) /manˈʃɛstɐ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Manchester m (strong, genitive Manchesters, no plural)

  1. (textiles) Synonym of Cord (“corduroy”)

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Manchester n (proper noun, genitive Manchesters or (optionally with an article) Manchester)

  1. Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England).

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt͡ʃɛstɛr]
  • Hyphenation: Man‧ches‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun[edit]

Manchester

  1. Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, /ˈmɛn.t͡ʂɛ.stɛr/, (colloquial) /manˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/, /mɛnˈt͡ʂɛs.tɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɛr
  • Syllabification: Man‧ches‧ter

Proper noun[edit]

Manchester m inan

  1. Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
  2. Manchester (name of several towns and cities in the United States)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Manchester
singular
nominative Manchester
genitive Manchesteru
dative Manchesterowi
accusative Manchester
instrumental Manchesterem
locative Manchesterze
vocative Manchesterze

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (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/
 

Proper noun[edit]

Manchester f

  1. Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)
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