manivelle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French manevele, probably from a Vulgar Latin *manabella, alteration of *manibula, variant of Latin manicula (and therefore a doublet of manicle), from manus (“hand”), or alternatively from Late Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ni.vɛl/

Noun

manivelle f (plural manivelles)

1. crank

Derived terms

• retour de manivelle

Descendants

• → Catalan: manovella
• → Spanish: manivela

Further reading

• “manivelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.