manzögna

Romansch

Alternative forms

• manzegna (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• manzigna (Surmiran)

Etymology

From a crossing of Latin mentiō, mentiōnem with mentīri, probably through a Vulgar Latin *mentionia, or from Late Latin mentiō (“lie”), probably from a hypothetical *mentītiō from mentītus, past participle of mentior (“I lie, deceive; I pretend, feign”). Compare Italian menzogna, Old French mensoigne.

Noun

manzögna f (plural manzögnas)

1. (Puter, Vallader) lie

Derived terms

• dir manzögnas (“to lie, tell lies”)