English → Latin
“manner” in Latin
modusmeasure; bound, limit, end; manner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), methodratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckoviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner, modemeusmy, mine
The English word manner itself goes back to Latin manus, through *manāria.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
manner
Way, method, modus; ratio; via. (The words are found in this connection and order.) ratio et via; ratio et modus; ratio et consuetudo: this is my manner, sic meus est mos; mea sic est ratio: as my (your) manner is, after my (your) manner, sicut meus est mos; ut tuus est mos (Hor., Sat., 1, 9, 1, and 1, 4, 45); also, meo, tuo more, ex or pro consuetudine mea, tua; consuetudine mea, tua; in nostrum modum: it is not my manner, non est meae consuetudinis: you know his manner, nosti ejus consuetudinem: after the manner of a person or thing, more alicujus or alicujus rei; in morem alicujus; ritu alicujus; modo alicujus; in modum alicujus: after the manner of slaves, servilem in modum: in this manner, hoc modo; hac ratione; ita; sic: in like manner, pari modo: in a different manner, varie: in many manners, multis modis: in every manner, omni modo or ratione; omnibus modis or rationibus: in a good manner, bono modo; commode; apte (suitably): in a new manner, novo modo: manner in singing, flexiones in cantu (Cic., Or., 3, 25, 98).
Custom, mode; air or mien, mores, plur.; ingenium; vitae institutum: manners, mores, plur. (emendati, boni, optimi, amabiles, grati, suaves, faciles, modesti; corrupti; mali; perditi): corruption of manners, (morum) corruptela: good manners, decorum, decor, decentia (propriety): modestia (opposed to immodestia): elegantia (elegance in manners, or in mode of living): general good manners, urbanitas; politior humanitas: to observe good manners, decorum sequi, servare, tenere, custodire: to neglect good manners, decoris oblivisci.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for manner?
- The usual Latin words for “manner” are modus, ratiō, via; also meus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.