manzegna

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Surmiran) manzigna
(Puter, Vallader) manzögna

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”).

Noun

manzegna f (plural manzegnas)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lie

Derived terms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) dir manzegnas, (Sutsilvan) gir manzegnas (“to lie, tell lies”)

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