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-mano

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Chickasaw

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Suffix

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

  1. Where is/are X?
    Ofi'mano? [Ofi'-mano]
    Where is/are the dog(s)?
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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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

  1. -mane, -maniac

Suffix

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

  1. -mane, -manic, -maniacal

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