-mano

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

1. Where is/are X?

   Ofi'mano? [Ofi'-mano]

   Where is/are the dog(s)?

• -hmano (used after vowels)

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

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

1. -mane, -maniac

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

1. -mane, -manic, -maniacal

• “‒́mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024