menno

Meaning

Adj

1. (literary) castrated, impotent
2. (broadly, literary) effeminate
3. (figuratively, literary) ineffective, incapable

Noun

1. (literary, masculine) eunuch
2. (broadly, literary, masculine) effeminate
3. (figuratively, literary, masculine) an ineffectual man

Concepts

unable

Opposite of

virile, mascolino, efficace, forte

Synonyms

inabile

incapace

inetto

Translations

incapaç

außerstand

incompétent

impotent

ontmand

incapaz

kabiliyetsiz

Hyphenated as

mén‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmen.no/

Etymology

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