-μάνα
Greek
Etymology
From μάνα (mána, “mum, ma”).
Suffix
-μάνα • (-mána) f (plural: -μάνες)
- second combining form of feminine nouns for "mother"
- with characteristic of her child
- λεβέντης (levéntis, “braveheart lad”) + -μάνα (-mána) → λεβεντομάνα (leventomána, “a mother of heroes”)
- with characteristic denoted by the first combining form
- augments what first combining form denotes
Usage notes
- Old spelling as in medieval μάννα
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -μάνα (-mána) | -μάνες (-mánes) |
| genitive | -μάνας (-mánas) | — |
| accusative | -μάνα (-mána) | -μάνες (-mánes) |
| vocative | -μάνα (-mána) | -μάνες (-mánes) |