mansezza

Italian

Etymology

From *manso (“docile, meek”) +‎ -ezza, the first element being a back-formation from mansuetudine (“docility, meekness”) by removing the suffix -itudine (“-ity, -ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈset.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ettsa
• Hyphenation: man‧séz‧za

Noun

mansezza f (plural mansezze)

1. (archaic) docility, meekness

   Synonym: mansuetudine

Further reading

• mansézza in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication