mansedumbre

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mānsuētūdinem. By surface analysis, manso +‎ -dumbre. Doublet of mansuetud, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manseˈdumbɾe/ [mãn.seˈð̞ũm.bɾe]
• Rhymes: -umbɾe
• Syllabification: man‧se‧dum‧bre

Noun

mansedumbre f (plural mansedumbres)

1. meekness
2. elegance

Related terms

• manso

 

Further reading

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