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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variation of manno, clipping of Mannomann, emphatic form of the interjection Mann.
Pronunciation
Interjection
menno
- (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
Italian
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *minuus, having the same root as minuō (“to make smaller, to diminish”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
menno (feminine menna, masculine plural menni, feminine plural menne) (literary)
- castrated, impotent
- Synonym: impotente
- Antonym: virile
- (by extension) effeminate
- Synonym: effeminato
- Antonyms: mascolino, virile
- (figurative) ineffective, incapable
- Synonyms: fiacco, inefficace, rammollito
- Antonyms: efficace, forte
Noun
menno m (plural menni)
- eunuch
- (by extension) effeminate
- (figurative) an ineffectual man
See also
Further reading
- menno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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