manzögna
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) manzegna
- (Surmiran) manzigna
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”). Compare Italian menzogna, Old French mensoigne.
Noun
manzögna f (plural manzögnas)
- (Puter, Vallader) lie
Derived terms
- dir manzögnas (“to lie, tell lies”)