manifestus

From manus (“hand”) + uncertain second element; perhaps Proto-Indo-European *dʰers- (“to be bold”), from *dʰer- (“to hold”). More at īnfestus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ma.nɪˈfɛs.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ma.niˈfɛs.tus]
Bennett 1907 considers the length of the "e" 'very uncertain', citing "[mani]féstvm" from C.I.L. i. p. 319 (a fragment of the Fasti Praenestini, month of December) as potential inscriptional evidence of a long vowel. Spanish manifiesto cannot be an entirely inherited form, but it might be a semi-learned form with regular development of -ie- from -ĕ-. However, the Spanish form does not exclude the possibility of an original -ē- that underwent later shortening or analogical replacement, as in Spanish fiesta from Latin fēstum.

Adjective

manifestus (feminine manifesta, neuter manifestum, comparative manifestior, superlative manifestissimus, adverb manifestō); first/second-declension adjective

manifest, specifically
1. (of people) caught in the act, plainly guilty
2. (of crimes) detected in the act, flagrant, plain
3. (plainly apprehensible by the mind) obvious, self-evident
4. (recognisable by clear signs) clearly visible, conspicuous; unmistakeable, undoubted
5. (giving clear signs) plain, clear
  Synonyms: cōnspicuus, visibilis
  
  Antonyms: clandestīnus, occultus, sēcrētus, arcānus, perobscūrus
  
  spīrāns ac vītae manifesta
  breathing and giving clear signs of life

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	manifestus	manifesta	manifestum	manifestī	manifestae	manifesta
genitive	manifestī	manifestae	manifestī	manifestōrum	manifestārum	manifestōrum
dative	manifestō	manifestae	manifestō	manifestīs
accusative	manifestum	manifestam	manifestum	manifestōs	manifestās	manifesta
ablative	manifestō	manifestā	manifestō	manifestīs
vocative	manifeste	manifesta	manifestum	manifestī	manifestae	manifesta