manso
See also: Manso
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈman.so/, [ˈmän̪s̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -anso
- Stress: mànso
- Hyphenation: man‧so
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *mānsus, back-formed from Latin mānsuētus.
Adjective
manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansi, feminine plural manse)
- (literary, regional) meek, tame
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXVIII, lines 76–78, page 416:
- Quali si stanno ruminando manse ¶ le capre, state rapide e proterve ¶ sovra le cime avante che sien pranse
- Even as in ruminating passive grow the goats, who have been swift and venturesome upon the mountain-tops ere they were fed
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Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin mānsum (“residence”), from Latin mānsus, perfect passive participle of maneō (“I stay, remain”).
Latin
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.su/
- Hyphenation: man‧so
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmanso/, [ˈmãnso]
Adjective
manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural mansas)
- tame, meek; not threatening
Antonyms
- bravo, amenazante, agresivo, peligroso, perrucho
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “manso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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