manzegna

Romansch

Alternative forms

• manzigna (Surmiran)
• manzögna (Puter, Vallader)

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”).

Noun

manzegna f (plural manzegnas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lie

Derived terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) dir manzegnas, (Sutsilvan) gir manzegnas (“to lie, tell lies”)