-mano
Chickasaw
Suffix
-mano (interrogative noun suffix used after consonants and [ ' ])
- Where is/are X?
- Ofi'mano? [Ofi'-mano]
- Where is/are the dog(s)?
Related terms
- -hmano (used after vowels)
Spanish
Etymology
Through French -mane, from the Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).
Suffix
-mano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -manos, feminine -mana, feminine plural -manas)
Suffix
-mano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -mana, masculine plural -manos, feminine plural -manas)
- -mane, -manic, -maniacal
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -mano
Related terms
Further reading
- “‒́mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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