manov
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Suffixed with -ov. Origin of the root uncertain, but if the intended meaning is ‘mad’, compare màhnit and mànen and the etymologies given there.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎnoʋ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧nov
Adjective
mànov (Cyrillic spelling ма̀нов)
- (obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [18th century]
- Synonym of màhnit (“frenzied, mad”).
- relating to Turks or a particular (unidentified) people who served under the Ottomans
References
- Pero Budmani, Tomislav Maretić, editors (1904-1910), “manov”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 6, Zagreb: JAZU, page 446
- Skok, Petar (1972) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 372