mannu

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See also: Mannu and mánnu

Sardinian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin magnus, from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas) (Logudorese)

  1. big
    festa mannabig celebration
  2. large
  3. tall
  4. wide, broad
  5. grown-up
    omine mannuadult (literally, “grown-up man”)
  6. long
  7. great
    perdua mannagreat loss

mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas) (Campidanese)

  1. big
    festa mannabig celebration
  2. large
  3. tall
  4. wide, broad
  5. grown-up
    omine mannuadult (literally, “grown-up man”)
  6. long
  7. great
    perdua mannagreat loss

Noun[edit]

mannu m (plural mannos, feminine manna)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) elder, ancestor
  2. (uncountable) old age

Derived terms[edit]