mannu

See also: Mannu and mánnu

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin magnus, from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós. Cognate with Sicilian magnu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmannu/

Adjective

mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas) (Logudorese)

1. big

   festa manna ― big celebration

2. large
3. tall
4. wide, broad
5. grown-up

   omine mannu ― adult (literally, “grown-up man”)

6. long
7. great

   perdua manna ― great loss

Adjective

mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas) (Campidanese)

1. big

   festa manna ― big celebration

2. large
3. tall
4. wide, broad
5. grown-up

   omine mannu ― adult (literally, “grown-up man”)

6. long
7. great

   perdua manna ― great loss

Noun

mannu m (plural mannos, feminine manna)

1. (chiefly in the plural) elder, ancestor
2. (uncountable) old age

Derived terms

• manneddu
• mannidade
• mannigheddu
• mannura