Manta

See also: manta, MANTA, mantā, mäntä, -manta, and Man-ta

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Spanish manta (“mantle”)

Proper noun

Manta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myliobatidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass; Myliobatiformes – order; Myliobatoidei – suborder; Dasyatoidea – superfamily; Myliobatidae – family; Mobulinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Manta birostris - type species; Manta alfredi - other extant species

References

• Manta ray on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Manta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Manta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Manta at World Register of Marine Species
• Manta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Manta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Manta”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025

English

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Manta

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Manta

1. A Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.
2. A city and canton in Manabí province, Ecuador.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Manta terms

Anagrams

• Tamna, atman, manat

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Amanda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑntɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Man‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Man‧ta

Proper noun

Manta

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Manta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Manta	Mantat
genitive		Mantan	Mantojen
partitive		Mantaa	Mantoja
illative		Mantaan	Mantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Manta	Mantat
accusative	nom.	Manta	Mantat
	gen.	Mantan
genitive		Mantan	Mantojen Mantain rare
partitive		Mantaa	Mantoja
inessive		Mantassa	Mantoissa
elative		Mantasta	Mantoista
illative		Mantaan	Mantoihin
adessive		Mantalla	Mantoilla
ablative		Mantalta	Mantoilta
allative		Mantalle	Mantoille
essive		Mantana	Mantoina
translative		Mantaksi	Mantoiksi
abessive		Mantatta	Mantoitta
instructive		—	Mantoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Manta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mantani Mantani accusative nom. Mantani Mantani gen. Mantani genitive Mantani Mantojeni Mantaini rare partitive Mantaani Mantojani inessive Mantassani Mantoissani elative Mantastani Mantoistani illative Mantaani Mantoihini adessive Mantallani Mantoillani ablative Mantaltani Mantoiltani allative Mantalleni Mantoilleni essive Mantanani Mantoinani translative Mantakseni Mantoikseni abessive Mantattani Mantoittani instructive — — comitative — Mantoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mantasi Mantasi accusative nom. Mantasi Mantasi gen. Mantasi genitive Mantasi Mantojesi Mantaisi rare partitive Mantaasi Mantojasi inessive Mantassasi Mantoissasi elative Mantastasi Mantoistasi illative Mantaasi Mantoihisi adessive Mantallasi Mantoillasi ablative Mantaltasi Mantoiltasi allative Mantallesi Mantoillesi essive Mantanasi Mantoinasi translative Mantaksesi Mantoiksesi abessive Mantattasi Mantoittasi instructive — — comitative — Mantoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mantamme Mantamme accusative nom. Mantamme Mantamme gen. Mantamme genitive Mantamme Mantojemme Mantaimme rare partitive Mantaamme Mantojamme inessive Mantassamme Mantoissamme elative Mantastamme Mantoistamme illative Mantaamme Mantoihimme adessive Mantallamme Mantoillamme ablative Mantaltamme Mantoiltamme allative Mantallemme Mantoillemme essive Mantanamme Mantoinamme translative Mantaksemme Mantoiksemme abessive Mantattamme Mantoittamme instructive — — comitative — Mantoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mantanne Mantanne accusative nom. Mantanne Mantanne gen. Mantanne genitive Mantanne Mantojenne Mantainne rare partitive Mantaanne Mantojanne inessive Mantassanne Mantoissanne elative Mantastanne Mantoistanne illative Mantaanne Mantoihinne adessive Mantallanne Mantoillanne ablative Mantaltanne Mantoiltanne allative Mantallenne Mantoillenne essive Mantananne Mantoinanne translative Mantaksenne Mantoiksenne abessive Mantattanne Mantoittanne instructive — — comitative — Mantoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mantansa Mantansa accusative nom. Mantansa Mantansa gen. Mantansa genitive Mantansa Mantojensa Mantainsa rare partitive Mantaansa Mantojaan Mantojansa inessive Mantassaan Mantassansa Mantoissaan Mantoissansa elative Mantastaan Mantastansa Mantoistaan Mantoistansa illative Mantaansa Mantoihinsa adessive Mantallaan Mantallansa Mantoillaan Mantoillansa ablative Mantaltaan Mantaltansa Mantoiltaan Mantoiltansa allative Mantalleen Mantallensa Mantoilleen Mantoillensa essive Mantanaan Mantanansa Mantoinaan Mantoinansa translative Mantakseen Mantaksensa Mantoikseen Mantoiksensa abessive Mantattaan Mantattansa Mantoittaan Mantoittansa instructive — — comitative — Mantoineen Mantoinensa

Statistics

• Manta is the 976^th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 178 female individuals (and as a middle name to 80 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Romanian

Etymology

From Mantu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Manta f

1. a village in Manta, Cahul Raion, Moldova
2. a commune of Cahul Raion, Moldova