-mano

See also: mano, Mano, manó, manō, maño, Maño, màno, and mano-

Chickasaw

Suffix

-mano (interrogative noun suffix used after consonants and [ ' ])

1. Where is/are X?

   Ofi'mano? [Ofi'-mano]

   Where is/are the dog(s)?

Related terms

• -hmano (used after vowels)

Spanish

Etymology

Through French -mane, from the Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

Suffix

-mano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -manos, feminine -mana, feminine plural -manas)

1. -mane, -maniac

Suffix

-mano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -mana, masculine plural -manos, feminine plural -manas)

1. -mane, -manic, -maniacal

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -mano

Related terms

• -manía

 

Further reading

• “‒́mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014