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Mantua.

Mantua (city)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈman.tu.a]Classical-Latin[ˈman.tu.a]
  1. Mantua (city)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Etruscan *𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀 (*manθva), from 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈 (manθ, “Mantus, god of the underworld”). Compare 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀𐌕𐌄 (manθvate, “Mantuan”).

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