"mano" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.no/ Forms: mani [plural], mano [archaic, dialectal, plural], manìna [diminutive], manóna [augmentative], manàccia [pejorative], mana [alternative]
Rhymes: -ano, -ano Etymology: Inherited from Latin manus (whence also English manual, etc.), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|manus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin manus, {{inh+|it|la|manus}} Inherited from Latin manus, {{cog|en|manual}} English manual, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*manus}} Proto-Italic *manus, {{der|it|ine-pro|*méh₂r̥|*méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, {{der|it|ine-pro|*(s)meh₂-||to beckon}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), {{der|it|ine-pro||*mon-u-}} Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- Head templates: {{it-noun|f|+,mano<l:archaic,or,dialectal>|aug=manóna|dim=manìna|end_derog=manùccia|pej=manàccia}} mano f (plural mani or (archaic or dialectal) mano, diminutive manìna, augmentative manóna, pejorative manàccia, endearing-derogatory manùccia)
  1. (anatomy) hand Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mano-it-noun-GwAXBqQY Categories (other): Anatomy, Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian nouns with irregular gender, Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Body parts Disambiguation of Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 41 6 14 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 35 41 7 17 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 41 19 16 24 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 34 34 13 19 Disambiguation of Body parts: 78 16 2 4 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mano-it-noun-AzTdxS2q Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 27 58 4 11 Disambiguation of Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 41 6 14 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 35 41 7 17 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 34 34 13 19
  3. round Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mano-it-noun-qXsJMXMO Categories (other): Italian nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 34 34 13 19
  4. coat of paint, layer of varnish Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mano-it-noun-zU0iM1FS Categories (other): Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 41 6 14 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 35 41 7 17 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 34 34 13 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: a mano, a portata di mano, alla mano, baciamano, bomba a mano, chiavi in mano, fuori mano, manaiuola, manata, maneggiare, manetta, manforte, Mani pulite, manica, manico, manicure, maniera, manipolo, mano a mano, mantenere, manuale, palla a mano, smanacciare, stretta di mano

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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