manzigna
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) manzegna
- (Puter, Vallader) manzögna
Etymology
From a crossing of Latin mentiō, mentiōnem with mentīri, probably through a Vulgar Latin *mentionia, or from Late Latin mentiō (“lie”), probably from a hypothetical *mentītiō from mentītus, past participle of mentior (“I lie, deceive; I pretend, feign”).
Noun
manzigna f (plural manzignas)
- (Surmiran) lie
Derived terms
- deir manzignas (“to lie, tell lies”)