Manual

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See Also 2 German 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Translation

English

Etymology

From Latin manuālis , adjectival form of manus hand, and derived term manuāle handbook, manual.

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/ˈmænjuəl/	/"m{nju@l/

• Hyphenation: man·u·al

Homophones

• Manuel (anglicized pronunciation)

Noun

manual (plural: manuals )

1. a book that instructs on the usage of a particular machine
2. (Music) a keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other multiple-keyboard instrument (as opposed to a pedal , which is a keyboard for the feet.

Translations

• Arabic: كتيب التشغيل (ktyb ʾl-tšghyl, 1)
• Bosnian: priručnik (1)
• Bulgarian: наръчник m (narŭčnik, 1)
• Czech: manuál m (1)
• Dutch: handleiding f (1), nandboek n (1)
• French: manuel m (1)
• German: Handbuch n (1), Manual n (2)
• Italian: manuale m (1)
• Russian: руководство (rukovodstvo, 1)
• Spanish: manual m (1)

Adjective

manual

1. done or made by hand

Antonyms

• automatic

Translations

• Arabic: يدوي (yadawī)
• Bosnian: ručni
• Bulgarian: ръчен m (rŭčen)
• Czech: ruční , manuální
• Dutch: handmatig , met de hand , manueel
• French: manuel m, manuelle f
• German: manuell
• Italian: manuale
• Russian: ручной (ručnoj)
• Slovak: ručný , manuálny
• Spanish: manual m, f

Related terms

• manually
• manufacture
• manumit
• manuscript
• pedal

See Also

• Emmanuel
• Manuel

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German

Noun

Manual n (plural Manuale )

1. (Music) a keyboard for hands on an instrument such as a harpsichord or organ, as opposed to a pedal , a keyboard for feet

Translation

• English: manual