-mano
Chickasaw edit
Suffix edit
-mano (interrogative noun suffix used after consonants and [ ' ])
- Where is/are X?
- Ofi'mano? [Ofi'-mano]
- Where is/are the dog(s)?
Related terms edit
- -hmano (used after vowels)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Through French -mane, from the Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).
Suffix edit
-mano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -manos, feminine -mana, feminine plural -manas)
Suffix edit
-mano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -mana, masculine plural -manos, feminine plural -manas)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “‒́mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014