menno

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variation of manno, clipping of Mannomann, emphatic form of the interjection Mann.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Interjection[edit]

menno

  1. (slang) An expression of disbelief, frustration, or defiance.
    Menno, ich will raus! ― C'mon, I wanna go out!
    Ach menno, ich möchte das aber so gerne! ― Aw man, I really wanted that!

Further reading[edit]

  • “menno” in Duden online

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Vulgar Latin *minuus, having the same root as minuō (“to make smaller, to diminish”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmen.no/
  • Rhymes: -enno
  • Hyphenation: mén‧no

Adjective[edit]

menno (feminine menna, masculine plural menni, feminine plural menne) (literary)

  1. castrated, impotent
    Synonym: impotente
    Antonym: virile
  2. (by extension) effeminate
    Synonym: effeminato
    Antonyms: mascolino, virile
  3. (figurative) ineffective, incapable
    Synonyms: fiacco, inefficace, rammollito
    Antonyms: efficace, forte

Noun[edit]

menno m (plural menni)

  1. eunuch
  2. (by extension) effeminate
  3. (figurative) an ineffectual man

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • menno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

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