menno

See also: Menno

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *minuus, having the same root as minuō (“I make smaller, I diminish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmen.no/
  • Rhymes: -enno
  • Stress: ménno
  • Hyphenation: men‧no

Adjective

menno (feminine singular menna, masculine plural menni, feminine plural menne) (literary)

  1. castrated, impotent
    Synonym: impotente
    Antonym: virile
  2. (by extension) effeminate
    Synonym: effeminato
    Antonyms: mascolino, virile
  3. (figuratively) ineffective, incapable
    Synonyms: fiacco, inefficace, rammollito
    Antonyms: efficace, forte

Noun

menno m (plural menni)

  1. eunuch
  2. (by extension) effeminate
  3. (figuratively) An ineffectual man.

See also

Anagrams

References
  • menno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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