-μάνα
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From μάνα (mána, “mum, ma”).
Suffix
[edit]-μάνα • (-mána) f (plural: -μάνες)
- second combining form of feminine nouns for "mother"
- with characteristic of her child
- λεβέντης (levéntis, “braveheart lad”) + -μάνα (-mána) → λεβεντομάνα (leventomána, “a mother of heroes”)
- with characteristic denoted by the first combining form
- augments what first combining form denotes
Usage notes
[edit]- Old spelling as in medieval μάννα
Declension
[edit]Declension of -μάνα