maneta

Catalan

maneta Alcyonium palmatum

Etymology

From mà (“hand”) +‎ -eta (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈnɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈnə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈne.ta]

Noun

maneta f (plural manetes)

1. (technology) handle of a machine or tool used to apply a rotational force, such as the handle of an oar or a screwdriver
2. (technology) crank; a bent piece of an axle, or shaft, or an arm attached at right angles to the end of a shaft or wheel
3. pestle
4. clock hand
5. fingerless glove; specifically one worn to avoid the effects of friction on the hand when using a rope
6. (mycology, usually in the plural) a mushroom or cluster of mushrooms with fruiting bodies resembling the fingers of the hand; specifically:
   1. a cluster of agaric mushrooms before the fruiting bodies open to reveal the gills
   2. mushroom of the genus Ramaria

      Synonym: peu de rata

7. (zoology) Alcyonium palmatum; a soft coral named for protrusions that resemble fingers
8. (zoology, Valencia) forelimb of a quadruped

Synonyms

• (mushroom of the genus Sparassis): manetes arrissades

Hypernyms

• (mushroom): bolet

Derived terms

• piano de maneta (“barrel organ”)

Further reading

• “maneta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maneta f

1. definite singular of manet

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈne.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈne.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈne.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈne.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ne‧ta

Adjective

maneta m or f (plural manetas)

1. having only one hand or arm

Noun

maneta m or f by sense (plural manetas)

1. a person with only one hand or arm

Slovene

Verb

máneta

1. second/third-person dual present of meti

Spanish

Noun

maneta f (plural manetas)

1. lever; handle