menno

See also: Menno

German

Alternative forms

  • Männo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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

  • menno” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

menno m (plural menni)

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

See also

Further reading

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

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