manzögna

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) manzegna
(Surmiran) manzigna

Etymology

From a crossing of Latin mentiō, mentiōnem with mentīri, probably through a Vulgar Latin *mentionia, or from Late Latin mentiō (“lie”), probably from a hypothetical *mentītiō from mentītus, past participle of mentior (“I lie, deceive; I pretend, feign”). Compare Italian menzogna, Old French mensoigne.

Noun

manzögna f (plural manzögnas)

(Puter, Vallader) lie

Derived terms

dir manzögnas (“to lie, tell lies”)

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