mannu
See also: Mannu and mánnu
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin magnus, from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmannu/
Adjective
mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas)
- big
- festa manna ― big celebration
- large
- tall
- wide, broad
- grown-up
- omine mannu ― adult (literally, “grown-up man”)
- long
- great
- perdua manna ― great loss
Noun
mannu m (plural mannos, feminine manna)
- (chiefly in the plural) elder, ancestor
- (uncountable) old age
Derived terms
- manneddu
- mannidade
- mannigheddu
- mannura