menno

See also: Menno

German

Alternative forms

• Männo

Etymology

Variation of manno, clipping of Mannomann, emphatic form of the interjection Mann.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

menno

1. (slang) An expression of disbelief, frustration, or defiance.

   Menno, ich will raus! ― C'mon, I wanna go out!

   Ach menno, ich möchte das aber so gerne! ― Aw man, I really wanted that!

Further reading

• “menno” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *minuus, having the same root as minuō (“to make smaller, to diminish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.no/
• Rhymes: -enno
• Hyphenation: mén‧no

Adjective

menno (feminine menna, masculine plural menni, feminine plural menne) (literary)

1. castrated, impotent

   Synonym: impotente

   Antonym: virile

2. (by extension) effeminate

   Synonym: effeminato

   Antonyms: mascolino, virile

3. (figurative) ineffective, incapable

   Synonyms: fiacco, inefficace, rammollito

   Antonyms: efficace, forte

Noun

menno m (plural menni)

1. eunuch
2. (by extension) effeminate
3. (figurative) an ineffectual man

See also

• meno

Further reading

• menno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• monne