manseliño

Galician

Alternative forms
  • manseniño

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese manselinno (13th century, used by the Galician Airas Nunes). From manso +‎ -elo +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [manseˈliɲʊ]

Adjective

manseliño m (feminine singular manseliña, masculine plural manseliños, feminine plural manseliñas)

  1. soft; sweet; quiet

Adverb

manseliño

  1. slowly; softly

References
  • “manselinho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mansel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “manseliño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “manseliño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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