manësta

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian Menist／Manist (“Mennonite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnɜs.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɜsta
• Syllabification: ma‧nës‧ta

Noun

manësta f

1. (obsolete) innkeeper, tavernkeeper, publican

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “manësta”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• “manësta”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022