manto

See also: Manto, mantó, and manto-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian manto or Spanish manto. Doublet of mantum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæntəʊ/
• Rhymes: -æntəʊ

Noun

manto (plural mantos or mantoes)

1. Obsolete form of manteau.

References

• “manto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• NOTAM, Toman, notam, toman

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish or Italian manto, both from Latin mantum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈman.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈman.to]

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. (archaic) cloak

Derived terms

• mantó

Related terms

• manta
• mantell

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “manto”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish manto (“cloak”), from Late Latin mantum, back-formation from mantellum, ultimately from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man‧to

Noun

manto

1. mantle; cloak

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Hellenic *mə́tis

Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis)

New Latin mantis

French mantebor.

Esperanto manto

Borrowed from French mante, from New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “seer, prophet, soothsayer”). Compare Italian mantide, Portuguese mantídeo, Spanish mantodeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanto/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: man‧to

Noun

manto (accusative singular manton, plural mantoj, accusative plural mantojn)

1. mantis, praying mantis

Further reading

• “manto”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “manto”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a variant of malto; both can refer to soft, malleable iron (meltorauta) in dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnto/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnto
• Syllabification^(key): man‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): man‧to

Noun

manto

1. (botany) sapwood (wood just under the bark of a stem or branch)

   Synonyms: mantopuu, pintapuu

Declension

Inflection of manto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)
nominative		manto	mannot
genitive		mannon	mantojen
partitive		mantoa	mantoja
illative		mantoon	mantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		manto	mannot
accusative	nom.	manto	mannot
	gen.	mannon
genitive		mannon	mantojen
partitive		mantoa	mantoja
inessive		mannossa	mannoissa
elative		mannosta	mannoista
illative		mantoon	mantoihin
adessive		mannolla	mannoilla
ablative		mannolta	mannoilta
allative		mannolle	mannoille
essive		mantona	mantoina
translative		mannoksi	mannoiksi
abessive		mannotta	mannoitta
instructive		—	mannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of manto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantoni mantoni accusative nom. mantoni mantoni gen. mantoni genitive mantoni mantojeni partitive mantoani mantojani inessive mannossani mannoissani elative mannostani mannoistani illative mantooni mantoihini adessive mannollani mannoillani ablative mannoltani mannoiltani allative mannolleni mannoilleni essive mantonani mantoinani translative mannokseni mannoikseni abessive mannottani mannoittani instructive — — comitative — mantoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantosi mantosi accusative nom. mantosi mantosi gen. mantosi genitive mantosi mantojesi partitive mantoasi mantojasi inessive mannossasi mannoissasi elative mannostasi mannoistasi illative mantoosi mantoihisi adessive mannollasi mannoillasi ablative mannoltasi mannoiltasi allative mannollesi mannoillesi essive mantonasi mantoinasi translative mannoksesi mannoiksesi abessive mannottasi mannoittasi instructive — — comitative — mantoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantomme mantomme accusative nom. mantomme mantomme gen. mantomme genitive mantomme mantojemme partitive mantoamme mantojamme inessive mannossamme mannoissamme elative mannostamme mannoistamme illative mantoomme mantoihimme adessive mannollamme mannoillamme ablative mannoltamme mannoiltamme allative mannollemme mannoillemme essive mantonamme mantoinamme translative mannoksemme mannoiksemme abessive mannottamme mannoittamme instructive — — comitative — mantoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantonne mantonne accusative nom. mantonne mantonne gen. mantonne genitive mantonne mantojenne partitive mantoanne mantojanne inessive mannossanne mannoissanne elative mannostanne mannoistanne illative mantoonne mantoihinne adessive mannollanne mannoillanne ablative mannoltanne mannoiltanne allative mannollenne mannoillenne essive mantonanne mantoinanne translative mannoksenne mannoiksenne abessive mannottanne mannoittanne instructive — — comitative — mantoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mantonsa mantonsa accusative nom. mantonsa mantonsa gen. mantonsa genitive mantonsa mantojensa partitive mantoaan mantoansa mantojaan mantojansa inessive mannossaan mannossansa mannoissaan mannoissansa elative mannostaan mannostansa mannoistaan mannoistansa illative mantoonsa mantoihinsa adessive mannollaan mannollansa mannoillaan mannoillansa ablative mannoltaan mannoltansa mannoiltaan mannoiltansa allative mannolleen mannollensa mannoilleen mannoillensa essive mantonaan mantonansa mantoinaan mantoinansa translative mannokseen mannoksensa mannoikseen mannoiksensa abessive mannottaan mannottansa mannoittaan mannoittansa instructive — — comitative — mantoineen mantoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• mantopuu

Further reading

• “manto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -maton, maton, monta

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese manto (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin mantum, either a back formation from mantēllum or from Paleo-Hispanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanto̝/

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. mantle, cloak
   • 1287, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 42:

     A ponte d'Ourens, os meus pannos, conuén saber, o manto e o pelote e a saya.

     To the [contruccion of the] bridge of Ourense I bequeath my clothes, that is, the mantle and the garment and the robe

Derived terms

• manta
• mantón

Related terms

• mantelo

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “manto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “manto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “manto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French manteau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mãto/

Noun

manto

1. coat

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[3], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 125

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: màn‧to

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mantum.

Noun

manto m (plural manti)

1. mantle, cloak
2. layer, surface, blanket, carpet

   Synonyms: coltre, strato

3. pavement

Derived terms

• ammantare
• ammanto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French maint.

Adjective

manto (feminine manta, masculine plural manti, feminine plural mante)

1. (poetic, obsolete) many

Further reading

• “manto¹”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• “manto²”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• monta

Japanese

Romanization

manto

1. Rōmaji transcription of マント

Latin

Etymology

By surface analysis, maneō (“to stay”) +‎ -tō. De Vaan suggests that the term was formed from *mantos, which De Vaan suggests to have been the older perfect participle to Latin maneō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈman.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈman.to]

Verb

mantō (present infinitive mantāre, perfect active mantāvī, supine mantātum); first conjugation (pre-classical)

1. (intransitive) to stay, remain, wait
2. (transitive) to await, wait for

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mantō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	mantō		mantās		mantat		mantāmus		mantātis		mantant
	imperfect	mantābam		mantābās		mantābat		mantābāmus		mantābātis		mantābant
	future	mantābō		mantābis		mantābit		mantābimus		mantābitis		mantābunt
	perfect	mantāvī		mantāvistī		mantāvit		mantāvimus		mantāvistis		mantāvērunt, mantāvēre
	pluperfect	mantāveram		mantāverās		mantāverat		mantāverāmus		mantāverātis		mantāverant
	future perfect	mantāverō		mantāveris		mantāverit		mantāverimus		mantāveritis		mantāverint
passive	present	mantor		mantāris, mantāre		mantātur		mantāmur		mantāminī		mantantur
	imperfect	mantābar		mantābāris, mantābāre		mantābātur		mantābāmur		mantābāminī		mantābantur
	future	mantābor		mantāberis, mantābere		mantābitur		mantābimur		mantābiminī		mantābuntur
	perfect	mantātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mantātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mantātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	mantem		mantēs		mantet		mantēmus		mantētis		mantent
	imperfect	mantārem		mantārēs		mantāret		mantārēmus		mantārētis		mantārent
	perfect	mantāverim		mantāverīs		mantāverit		mantāverīmus		mantāverītis		mantāverint
	pluperfect	mantāvissem		mantāvissēs		mantāvisset		mantāvissēmus		mantāvissētis		mantāvissent
passive	present	manter		mantēris, mantēre		mantētur		mantēmur		mantēminī		mantentur
	imperfect	mantārer		mantārēris, mantārēre		mantārētur		mantārēmur		mantārēminī		mantārentur
	perfect	mantātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mantātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		mantā		—		—		mantāte		—
	future	—		mantātō		mantātō		—		mantātōte		mantantō
passive	present	—		mantāre		—		—		mantāminī		—
	future	—		mantātor		mantātor		—		—		mantantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		mantāre			mantārī			mantāns			—
future		mantātūrum esse			mantātum īrī			mantātūrus			mantandus
perfect		mantāvisse			mantātum esse			—			mantātus
future perfect		—			mantātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		mantātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		mantandī		mantandō		mantandum		mantandō		mantātum		mantātū

References

• “manto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• manto in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “manto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “maneō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 362

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.tɔ/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): [ˈman.tɔ]
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈman.tɔ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -antɔ
• Syllabification: man‧to

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Latin memento (“remember”).

Noun

manto n

1. (colloquial or dialectal, Kuyavia, Central Greater Poland, Kalisz Voivodeship) beating, licking

   Synonyms: lanie, wały, cięgi

Declension

Declension of manto

	singular	plural
nominative	manto	manta
genitive	manta	mant
dative	mantu	mantom
accusative	manto	manta
instrumental	mantem	mantami
locative	mancie	mantach
vocative	manto	manta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

manto f

1. vocative singular of manta

Further reading

• “manto”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “manto”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)
• Oskar Kolberg (1867), “manto”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “manto”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 216

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin mantum.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: man‧to

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. cloak (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)
2. (zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)
3. (geology) mantle (layer between the Earth’s core and crust)

Further reading

• “manto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “manto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mantum, back-formation from mantellum, ultimately from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanto/ [ˈmãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: man‧to

Noun

manto m (plural mantos)

1. shroud, cloak
2. layer, surface, blanket, carpet
3. (geology) mantle
4. (malacology) mantle

Derived terms

• manta
• mantón

Descendants

• Chavacano: manto
• → English: manto

Further reading

• “manto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tewa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From man (“hand”) +‎ [Term?] (“wear, put in”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̀ŋtò/ [mɑ̀n.tò]

Noun

manto

1. ring

References

• Martinez, Esther (1982), San Juan Pueblo Téwa Dictionary, San Juan Pueblo Bilingual Program, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico: Bishop Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 27

Turkish

Woman wearing a manto.

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مانتو (manto), borrowed from French manteau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.to/
• Hyphenation: man‧to

Noun

manto (definite accusative mantoyu, plural mantolar)

1. A women's coat or overcoat.

   Synonym: palto

2. (geology) mantle

Declension

Declension of manto

singular plural nominative manto mantolar definite accusative mantoyu mantoları dative mantoya mantolara locative mantoda mantolarda ablative mantodan mantolardan genitive mantonun mantoların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mantom mantolarım 2nd singular manton mantoların 3rd singular mantosu mantoları 1st plural mantomuz mantolarımız 2nd plural mantonuz mantolarınız 3rd plural mantoları mantoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mantomu mantolarımı 2nd singular mantonu mantolarını 3rd singular mantosunu mantolarını 1st plural mantomuzu mantolarımızı 2nd plural mantonuzu mantolarınızı 3rd plural mantolarını mantolarını dative singular plural 1st singular mantoma mantolarıma 2nd singular mantona mantolarına 3rd singular mantosuna mantolarına 1st plural mantomuza mantolarımıza 2nd plural mantonuza mantolarınıza 3rd plural mantolarına mantolarına locative singular plural 1st singular mantomda mantolarımda 2nd singular mantonda mantolarında 3rd singular mantosunda mantolarında 1st plural mantomuzda mantolarımızda 2nd plural mantonuzda mantolarınızda 3rd plural mantolarında mantolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular mantomdan mantolarımdan 2nd singular mantondan mantolarından 3rd singular mantosundan mantolarından 1st plural mantomuzdan mantolarımızdan 2nd plural mantonuzdan mantolarınızdan 3rd plural mantolarından mantolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular mantomun mantolarımın 2nd singular mantonun mantolarının 3rd singular mantosunun mantolarının 1st plural mantomuzun mantolarımızın 2nd plural mantonuzun mantolarınızın 3rd plural mantolarının mantolarının

Derived terms

• mantolama
• mantolu

Related terms

• portmanto

Further reading

• “manto”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “manto”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3056