manto

See also: Manto and mantó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian manto or Spanish manto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæntəʊ/

Noun

manto (plural mantos or mantoes)

1. Obsolete form of manteau.
2. Phonetic Persian form of manteau

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “manto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• NOTAM, Toman, notam, toman

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mantum, from Gaulish *mantos (“trodden road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈman.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈman.to]

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. (archaic) cloak

Derived terms

• mantó

Related terms

• manta
• mantell

Further reading

• “manto” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish manto (“cloak”), from Late Latin mantum, back-formation from mantellum, ultimately from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

manto

1. mantle; cloak

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French mante, from New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “seer, prophet, soothsayer”). Compare Italian mantide, Portuguese mantídeo, Spanish mantodeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanto]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: man‧to

Noun

manto (accusative singular manton, plural mantoj, accusative plural mantojn)

1. mantis, praying mantis

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnto/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnto
• Syllabification^(key): man‧to

Noun

manto

1. (botany) sapwood

Declension

Inflection of manto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		manto	mannot
genitive		mannon	mantojen
partitive		mantoa	mantoja
illative		mantoon	mantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		manto	mannot
accusative	nom.	manto	mannot
	gen.	mannon
genitive		mannon	mantojen
partitive		mantoa	mantoja
inessive		mannossa	mannoissa
elative		mannosta	mannoista
illative		mantoon	mantoihin
adessive		mannolla	mannoilla
ablative		mannolta	mannoilta
allative		mannolle	mannoille
essive		mantona	mantoina
translative		mannoksi	mannoiksi
abessive		mannotta	mannoitta
instructive		—	mannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of manto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantoni mantoni accusative nom. mantoni mantoni gen. mantoni genitive mantoni mantojeni partitive mantoani mantojani inessive mannossani mannoissani elative mannostani mannoistani illative mantooni mantoihini adessive mannollani mannoillani ablative mannoltani mannoiltani allative mannolleni mannoilleni essive mantonani mantoinani translative mannokseni mannoikseni abessive mannottani mannoittani instructive — — comitative — mantoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantosi mantosi accusative nom. mantosi mantosi gen. mantosi genitive mantosi mantojesi partitive mantoasi mantojasi inessive mannossasi mannoissasi elative mannostasi mannoistasi illative mantoosi mantoihisi adessive mannollasi mannoillasi ablative mannoltasi mannoiltasi allative mannollesi mannoillesi essive mantonasi mantoinasi translative mannoksesi mannoiksesi abessive mannottasi mannoittasi instructive — — comitative — mantoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantomme mantomme accusative nom. mantomme mantomme gen. mantomme genitive mantomme mantojemme partitive mantoamme mantojamme inessive mannossamme mannoissamme elative mannostamme mannoistamme illative mantoomme mantoihimme adessive mannollamme mannoillamme ablative mannoltamme mannoiltamme allative mannollemme mannoillemme essive mantonamme mantoinamme translative mannoksemme mannoiksemme abessive mannottamme mannoittamme instructive — — comitative — mantoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantonne mantonne accusative nom. mantonne mantonne gen. mantonne genitive mantonne mantojenne partitive mantoanne mantojanne inessive mannossanne mannoissanne elative mannostanne mannoistanne illative mantoonne mantoihinne adessive mannollanne mannoillanne ablative mannoltanne mannoiltanne allative mannollenne mannoillenne essive mantonanne mantoinanne translative mannoksenne mannoiksenne abessive mannottanne mannoittanne instructive — — comitative — mantoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mantonsa mantonsa accusative nom. mantonsa mantonsa gen. mantonsa genitive mantonsa mantojensa partitive mantoaan mantoansa mantojaan mantojansa inessive mannossaan mannossansa mannoissaan mannoissansa elative mannostaan mannostansa mannoistaan mannoistansa illative mantoonsa mantoihinsa adessive mannollaan mannollansa mannoillaan mannoillansa ablative mannoltaan mannoltansa mannoiltaan mannoiltansa allative mannolleen mannollensa mannoilleen mannoillensa essive mantonaan mantonansa mantoinaan mantoinansa translative mannokseen mannoksensa mannoikseen mannoiksensa abessive mannottaan mannottansa mannoittaan mannoittansa instructive — — comitative — mantoineen mantoinensa

Anagrams

• -maton, maton, monta

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese manto (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin mantum, either a back formation from mantēllum or from .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanto̝/

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. mantle, cloak
   • 1287, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 42:

     A ponte d'Ourens, os meus pannos, conuén saber, o manto e o pelote e a saya.

     To the [contruccion of the] bridge of Ourense I bequeath my clothes, that is, the mantle and the garment and the robe

Derived terms

• manta
• mantón

Related terms

• mantelo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “manto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “manto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French manteau.

Noun

manto

1. coat

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: màn‧to

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mantum.

Noun

manto m (plural manti)

1. mantel, cloak
2. layer, surface, blanket, carpet

   Synonyms: coltre, strato

3. pavement

Derived terms

• ammantare

Etymology 2

From Middle French maint.

Adjective

manto (feminine manta, masculine plural manti, feminine plural mante)

1. (poetic, obsolete) many

References

• manto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• manto² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• monta

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Japanese

Romanization

manto

1. Rōmaji transcription of マント

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Polish

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly derived from Latin memento (“remember”).

Noun

manto n

1. (colloquial) beating, licking

   Synonyms: lanie, wały, cięgi

Declension

Declension of manto

	singular	plural
nominative	manto	manta
genitive	manta	mant
dative	mantu	mantom
accusative	manto	manta
instrumental	mantem	mantami
locative	mancie	mantach
vocative	manto	manta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

manto f

1. vocative singular of manta

Further reading

• manto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• manto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin mantum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.tu/

• Hyphenation: man‧to
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. cloak (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)
2. (zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)
3. (geology) mantle (layer between the Earth’s core and crust)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin mantum, back-formation from mantellum, ultimately from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanto/ [ˈmãn̪.t̪o]

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. shroud, cloak
2. layer, surface, blanket, carpet
3. (geology) mantle

Derived terms

• manta
• mantón

Descendants

• Chavacano: manto
• → English: manto

Further reading

• “manto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014