mannu
(Redirected from mànnu)
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)
- big
- festa manna ― big celebration
- large
- tall
- wide, broad
- grown-up
- omine mannu ― adult (literally, “grown-up man”)
- long
- great
- perdua manna ― great loss
mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas) (Campidanese)
- big
- festa manna ― big celebration
- large
- tall
- wide, broad
- grown-up
- omine mannu ― adult (literally, “grown-up man”)
- long
- great
- perdua manna ― great loss
Noun edit
mannu m (plural mannos, feminine manna)
- (chiefly in the plural) elder, ancestor
- (uncountable) old age