manso

See also: Manso

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish manso (tame).

Adjective

manso

  1. meek; tame

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.so/, [ˈmän̪s̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -anso
  • Stress: mànso
  • Hyphenation: man‧so

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *mānsus, back-formed from Latin mānsuētus.

Adjective

manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansi, feminine plural manse)

  1. (literary, regional) meek, tame
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXVIII, lines 76–78, page 416:
      Quali si stanno ruminando manse ¶ le capre, state rapide e proterve ¶ sovra le cime avante che sien pranse
      Even as in ruminating passive grow the goats, who have been swift and venturesome upon the mountain-tops ere they were fed
    Synonyms: docile, mansueto

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin mānsum (residence), from Latin mānsus, perfect passive participle of maneō (I stay, remain).

Noun

manso m (plural mansi)

  1. (historical) An amount of land (usually 12 jugerums) considered cultivable yearly by using two oxen or a single plough.

Latin

Participle

mānsō

  1. dative masculine singular of mānsus
  2. dative neuter singular of mānsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of mānsus
  4. ablative neuter singular of mānsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.su/
  • Hyphenation: man‧so
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃su

Adjective

manso m (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural mansas, comparable)

  1. (of animals) tame (mild and well-behaved)
  2. (of people) meek; submissive (following orders without protest)
  3. (of nature and natural phenomena) mild; gentle; tranquil

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanso/, [ˈmãnso]

Adjective

manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural mansas)

  1. tame, meek; not threatening

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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