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See also: Mando, mandó, mandò, and mandō

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of mandatory +‎ -o.

Noun

mando (plural mandos)

  1. (disc golf, informal) A mandatory, a sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
    • 1998 September 10, Dennis Moore, “Re: Patent Law and Disc Golf”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet):
      I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Australia, colloquial) A mandatory subject taken at school.

Adjective

mando (comparative more mando, superlative most mando)

  1. (slang) Clipping of mandatory.
    • 2003 May 8, Lomax, “Re: Again”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet):
      I've been steaming a lot a veggies and I can get that down without any problem. It's a very good thing I am on Aciphex now as I think my stomach would have imploded by now. With me, I -HAVE- to get back in shape. It's mando becuase the Navy says so. Chuckle.
    • 2015 March 15, Kendrick Lamar, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Rahki (lyrics and music), “I ” (track 15), in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
      It shouldn’t be shit for us to come out here and appreciate the little bit of life we got left, dog / On the dead homies, Charlie P, you know that, bro / You know that / It's— it's mando, right, it's mando

Etymology 2

Clipping of mandolin.

Noun

mando (plural mandos)

  1. (music, informal) Clipping of mandolin.
    • 1995 December 4, Jm721, “Re: Stelling-Mandolin ?”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic (Usenet):
      Can't tell you about mandos, but the Stelling Banjos are exquisite. Geoff Stelling used to be in San Diego, Calif. but now he is out on the East Coast. His banjos have excellent crisp tone. I would suspect that his mandos are similar[.]

Anagrams

Asturian

Verb

mando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mandar

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

mando anim

  1. mule

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mando (order).

Noun

mando

  1. order; command

Galician

Verb

mando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mandar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.do/
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Hyphenation: màn‧do

Verb

mando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mandare

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From manus (hand) +‎ -dō (give).

    Verb

    mandō (present infinitive mandāre, perfect active mandāvī, supine mandātum); first conjugation

    1. to order, command, enjoin
      Synonyms: praescrībō, praecipiō, imperō, indīcō, ēdīcō, iniungō, dictō, iubeō, pōnō
    2. to put in hand; deliver over
    3. to commit, consign
      Synonyms: dēlēgō, dēsignō, assignō, dēmandō, tribuō, īnstituō, impertiō, elēgō, lēgō, appōnō, prōdō, cōnsociō, ōrdinō, distribuō, attribuō, discrībō, addīcō
      aliquid alicui mandareto give mission to someone
    4. to confide
    5. to commission
    6. to put in writing
    7. to send word to
    8. to entrust
    Conjugation
       Conjugation of mandō (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mandō mandās mandat mandāmus mandātis mandant
    imperfect mandābam mandābās mandābat mandābāmus mandābātis mandābant
    future mandābō mandābis mandābit mandābimus mandābitis mandābunt
    perfect mandāvī mandāvistī,
    mandāstī1
    mandāvit,
    mandāt1
    mandāvimus,
    mandāmus1
    mandāvistis,
    mandāstis1
    mandāvērunt,
    mandāvēre,
    mandārunt1
    pluperfect mandāveram,
    mandāram1
    mandāverās,
    mandārās1
    mandāverat,
    mandārat1
    mandāverāmus,
    mandārāmus1
    mandāverātis,
    mandārātis1
    mandāverant,
    mandārant1
    future perfect mandāverō,
    mandārō1
    mandāveris,
    mandāris1
    mandāverit,
    mandārit1
    mandāverimus,
    mandārimus1
    mandāveritis,
    mandāritis1
    mandāverint,
    mandārint1
    passive present mandor mandāris,
    mandāre
    mandātur mandāmur mandāminī mandantur
    imperfect mandābar mandābāris,
    mandābāre
    mandābātur mandābāmur mandābāminī mandābantur
    future mandābor mandāberis,
    mandābere
    mandābitur mandābimur mandābiminī mandābuntur
    perfect mandātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect mandātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect mandātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mandem mandēs mandet mandēmus mandētis mandent
    imperfect mandārem mandārēs mandāret mandārēmus mandārētis mandārent
    perfect mandāverim,
    mandārim1
    mandāverīs,
    mandārīs1
    mandāverit,
    mandārit1
    mandāverīmus,
    mandārīmus1
    mandāverītis,
    mandārītis1
    mandāverint,
    mandārint1
    pluperfect mandāvissem,
    mandāssem1
    mandāvissēs,
    mandāssēs1
    mandāvisset,
    mandāsset1
    mandāvissēmus,
    mandāssēmus1
    mandāvissētis,
    mandāssētis1
    mandāvissent,
    mandāssent1
    passive present mander mandēris,
    mandēre
    mandētur mandēmur mandēminī mandentur
    imperfect mandārer mandārēris,
    mandārēre
    mandārētur mandārēmur mandārēminī mandārentur
    perfect mandātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect mandātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mandā mandāte
    future mandātō mandātō mandātōte mandantō
    passive present mandāre mandāminī
    future mandātor mandātor mandantor
    non-finite forms active passive
    present perfect future present perfect future
    infinitives mandāre mandāvisse,
    mandāsse1
    mandātūrum esse mandārī mandātum esse mandātum īrī
    participles mandāns mandātūrus mandātus mandandus
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    mandandī mandandō mandandum mandandō mandātum mandātū

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

    Derived terms
    Descendants
    References
    • mando”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • mando”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • Enrico Olivetti. Dizionario Latino
    • mando in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to impress on the memory: memoriae mandare aliquid
      • to immortalise one's name: memoriam nominis sui immortalitati tradere, mandare, commendare
      • to impress a thing on one's memory, mind: aliquid animo mentique penitus mandare (Catil. 1. 11. 27)
      • to put down in writing: litteris mandare or consignare aliquid (Acad. 2. 1. 2)
      • to entrust some one with an official duty, a province: provinciam alicui decernere, mandare
      • to invest a person with a position of dignity: honores alicui mandare, deferre
      • to take to flight: fugae se mandare (B. G. 2. 24)
      • to flee headlong: praecipitem se fugae mandare
      • (ambiguous) to entrust a matter to a person; to commission: mandatum, negotium alicui dare
      • (ambiguous) to execute a commission: mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain, but probably from a Proto-Italic *mandnō, from Proto-Indo-European *menth₂-, from a root *meth₂-. Further information is as follows:

    Verb

    mandō (present infinitive mandere, perfect active mandī, supine mānsum); third conjugation

    1. to chew, masticate
      Synonyms: masticō, manducō, rūminor
    2. to bite, gnaw
    3. (Late Latin) to eat
    Conjugation
       Conjugation of mandō (third conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mandō mandis mandit mandimus manditis mandunt
    imperfect mandēbam mandēbās mandēbat mandēbāmus mandēbātis mandēbant
    future mandam mandēs mandet mandēmus mandētis mandent
    perfect mandī mandistī mandit mandimus mandistis mandērunt,
    mandēre
    pluperfect manderam manderās manderat manderāmus manderātis manderant
    future perfect manderō manderis manderit manderimus manderitis manderint
    passive present mandor manderis,
    mandere
    manditur mandimur mandiminī manduntur
    imperfect mandēbar mandēbāris,
    mandēbāre
    mandēbātur mandēbāmur mandēbāminī mandēbantur
    future mandar mandēris,
    mandēre
    mandētur mandēmur mandēminī mandentur
    perfect mānsus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect mānsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect mānsus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mandam mandās mandat mandāmus mandātis mandant
    imperfect manderem manderēs manderet manderēmus manderētis manderent
    perfect manderim manderīs manderit manderīmus manderītis manderint
    pluperfect mandissem mandissēs mandisset mandissēmus mandissētis mandissent
    passive present mandar mandāris,
    mandāre
    mandātur mandāmur mandāminī mandantur
    imperfect manderer manderēris,
    manderēre
    manderētur manderēmur manderēminī manderentur
    perfect mānsus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect mānsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present mande mandite
    future manditō manditō manditōte manduntō
    passive present mandere mandiminī
    future manditor manditor manduntor
    non-finite forms active passive
    present perfect future present perfect future
    infinitives mandere mandisse mānsūrum esse mandī mānsum esse mānsum īrī
    participles mandēns mānsūrus mānsus mandendus,
    mandundus
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    mandendī mandendō mandendum mandendō mānsum mānsū
    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*meth₂- ‘wegreißen’”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 442–443
    2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mandō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 361–362:PIt. *mand-n- ‘to stir > chew’; PIE *mt-n(é)-h₂- [pr.] ‘to stir, whirl’
    3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μασάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 909
    4. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μάσταξ, -ακος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 911

    Etymology 3

    From mandō (to chew) +‎ (noun-forming suffix).

    Noun

    mandō m (genitive mandōnis); third declension

    1. glutton, gormandizer
    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    Case Singular Plural
    Nominative mandō mandōnēs
    Genitive mandōnis mandōnum
    Dative mandōnī mandōnibus
    Accusative mandōnem mandōnēs
    Ablative mandōne mandōnibus
    Vocative mandō mandōnēs

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
    • Hyphenation: man‧do

    Etymology 1

    From mandar (to order; to command).

    Noun

    mando m (plural mandos)

    1. command; order (demand for someone to do something)
    2. command (right or authority to order)
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    mando

    1. first-person singular present indicative of mandar

    Spanish

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    A remote control
    A Xbox controller

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmando/
    • Rhymes: -ando
    • Syllabification: man‧do

    Etymology 1

    Deverbal from mandar.

    Noun

    mando m (plural mandos)

    1. command
    2. (Spain) remote control
      Synonyms: mando a distancia, telemando, control remoto, control
    3. (video games, Spain) controller, gamepad, joypad
      Synonym: control
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    mando

    1. first-person singular present indicative of mandar

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