manche
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑːnt͡ʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːntʃ
Noun
manche (plural manches)
References
- “manche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃ʃ/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (“hand”).
Noun
manche f (plural manches)
- sleeve (clothing)
- (sports) round
- (tennis) set
- Synonym: set
- la troisième manche ― the third set
- (snooker) frame
- (baseball) inning, (cricket) innings
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).
Noun
manche m (plural manches)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Italian mancia, itself borrowed from Old French manche.
Noun
manche f (plural manches)
- begging (for money)
- Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église.
- He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.
Usage notes
Only found in faire la manche.
Further reading
- “manche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
manche
- inflection of manchar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Pronoun
manche
- inflection of manch:
- nominative/accusative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Italian
Etymology 1
See the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈman.ke/
- Rhymes: -anke
- Hyphenation: màn‧che
Adjective
manche f pl
- feminine plural of manco
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmanʃ/
- Rhymes: -anʃ
Noun
manche f (invariable)
Noun
manche f pl
- plural of manca
Middle French
Etymology 1
From Old French manche, from Latin manica.
Noun
manche f (plural manches)
Etymology 2
From Old French manche.
Noun
manche m (plural manches)
Norman
Etymology
From Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (“hand”) (compare main).
Noun
manche f (plural manches)
Old French
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- maunche (chiefly Anglo-Norman)
Noun
manche oblique singular, f (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manche, nominative plural manches)
Descendants
- Middle French: manche
- French: manche
- Walloon: mantche
- → English: manche
- → Italian: mancia
- → Middle English: maunche
- English: maunch
Etymology 2
From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).
Noun
manche oblique singular, m (oblique plural manches, nominative singular manches, nominative plural manche)
Descendants
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʃe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃɨ/
- Hyphenation: man‧che
Etymology 1
Noun
manche m (plural manches)
Etymology 2
Verb
manche
- inflection of manchar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
manche
- inflection of manchar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative