Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) hand
- (feminine) band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus)
- (feminine) round
- (feminine) coat of paint, layer of varnish
Concepts
Synonyms
Frequency
Hyphenated as
mà‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈma.no/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin manus (whence also English manual, etc.), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry).
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