Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (hand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ni.ko/
  • Rhymes: -aniko
  • Hyphenation: mà‧ni‧co

Noun

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manico m (plural manici or manichi)

  1. handle
  2. shaft
  3. neck (of a violin etc.)

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably ultimately from māne (morning).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mānicō (present infinitive mānicāre, perfect active mānicāvī, supine mānicātum); first conjugation

  1. to come in the morning; rise and set out in the morning

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Balkan Romance:
    • Albanian: mëngoj
    • Megleno-Romanian: mǫnic, mănicat
    • Romanian: mâneca, mânecare

References

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  • manico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • manico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.