meno

See also: Appendix:Variations of "meno"

Breton

Noun

meno

1. idea

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.nu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmə.no]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈme.no]

Verb

meno

1. first-person singular present indicative of menar

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meno. Equivalent to mennä (“to go”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeno/, [ˈme̞no̞]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧no

Noun

meno

1. going, course, ride (act of moving oneself)

   Synonyms: kulku, meneminen

   se on menoa nyt

   here we go

   (literally, “it is going now”)

2. (colloquial) going, atmosphere, state of things

   Konsertissa oli hyvä meno.

   The atmosphere at the concert was great.

   • 2023, “Paha meno Pengerkadulla”, in Valeria, performed by Arppa:

     Nyt on tosi paha meno Pengerkadulla, / Joku ajaa poliiseja pakoon autolla

     Things are bad on Pengerkatu right now, / Someone running from the police with a car

3. (in the plural) ceremony, ritual

   Synonyms: seremonia, rituaali

4. errand, plan (to go somewhere outside one's home)

   Synonym: suunnitelma (in the plural)

   Minulla on tänään menoa.

   I have got somewhere to be today.

5. expense, expenditure

   Synonym: kulu

Declension

Inflection of meno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		meno	menot
genitive		menon	menojen
partitive		menoa	menoja
illative		menoon	menoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		meno	menot
accusative	nom.	meno	menot
	gen.	menon
genitive		menon	menojen
partitive		menoa	menoja
inessive		menossa	menoissa
elative		menosta	menoista
illative		menoon	menoihin
adessive		menolla	menoilla
ablative		menolta	menoilta
allative		menolle	menoille
essive		menona	menoina
translative		menoksi	menoiksi
abessive		menotta	menoitta
instructive		—	menoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of meno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative menoni menoni accusative nom. menoni menoni gen. menoni genitive menoni menojeni partitive menoani menojani inessive menossani menoissani elative menostani menoistani illative menooni menoihini adessive menollani menoillani ablative menoltani menoiltani allative menolleni menoilleni essive menonani menoinani translative menokseni menoikseni abessive menottani menoittani instructive — — comitative — menoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative menosi menosi accusative nom. menosi menosi gen. menosi genitive menosi menojesi partitive menoasi menojasi inessive menossasi menoissasi elative menostasi menoistasi illative menoosi menoihisi adessive menollasi menoillasi ablative menoltasi menoiltasi allative menollesi menoillesi essive menonasi menoinasi translative menoksesi menoiksesi abessive menottasi menoittasi instructive — — comitative — menoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative menomme menomme accusative nom. menomme menomme gen. menomme genitive menomme menojemme partitive menoamme menojamme inessive menossamme menoissamme elative menostamme menoistamme illative menoomme menoihimme adessive menollamme menoillamme ablative menoltamme menoiltamme allative menollemme menoillemme essive menonamme menoinamme translative menoksemme menoiksemme abessive menottamme menoittamme instructive — — comitative — menoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative menonne menonne accusative nom. menonne menonne gen. menonne genitive menonne menojenne partitive menoanne menojanne inessive menossanne menoissanne elative menostanne menoistanne illative menoonne menoihinne adessive menollanne menoillanne ablative menoltanne menoiltanne allative menollenne menoillenne essive menonanne menoinanne translative menoksenne menoiksenne abessive menottanne menoittanne instructive — — comitative — menoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative menonsa menonsa accusative nom. menonsa menonsa gen. menonsa genitive menonsa menojensa partitive menoaan menoansa menojaan menojansa inessive menossaan menossansa menoissaan menoissansa elative menostaan menostansa menoistaan menoistansa illative menoonsa menoihinsa adessive menollaan menollansa menoillaan menoillansa ablative menoltaan menoltansa menoiltaan menoiltansa allative menolleen menollensa menoilleen menoillensa essive menonaan menonansa menoinaan menoinansa translative menokseen menoksensa menoikseen menoiksensa abessive menottaan menottansa menoittaan menoittansa instructive — — comitative — menoineen menoinensa

Derived terms

• menota

(compounds):

• alaspäinmeno
• asemenot
• asumismeno
• bruttomeno
• edustusmeno
• elämänmeno
• eteenpäinmeno
• hautausmenot
• hengenmeno
• häämenot
• iltameno
• initiaatiomenot
• juhlameno
• juhlamenot
• kansanmeno
• kentällemeno
• keskenmeno
• kirkonmeno
• kirkonmenot
• kokonaismenot
• korkomenot
• kosintamenot
• koulutusmeno
• kulttuurimeno
• kulutusmenot
• kumoonmeno
• lisämeno
• läpimeno
• maailmanmeno
• maatameno
• maihinmeno
• menoarvio
• menoerä
• menojalka
• menojohto
• menolento
• menoliikenne
• menolippu
• menomatka
• menomesta
• menopaikka
• meno-paluu-
• menopaluu
• menopaluulippu
• meno-paluulippu
• menopaluumatka
• menopeli
• menopuoli
• menosuunta
• menotili
• menotosite
• menotuuli
• menoventtiili
• menovesi
• mukaanmeno
• naimisiinmeno
• nukkumaanmeno
• nurinmeno
• ohimeno
• opetusmenot
• palkkamenot
• palvontamenot
• perillemeno
• poismeno
• puhdistusmenot
• puolustusmenot
• pääomameno
• rahanmeno
• ruokamenot
• salaismenot
• salameno
• salamenot
• siirtomenot
• sijoiltaanmeno
• sisäänmeno
• soidinmenot
• sosiaalimenot
• sotilasmenot
• taikamenot
• talousmenot
• tervemenoa
• terveydenhuoltomeno
• tukkoonmeno
• uhrimenot
• ulosmeno
• umpeenmeno
• vaatetusmeno
• velkamenot
• ylimeno

Further reading

• “meno”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• emon

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.no/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: mé‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin minus.

Adverb

meno

1. less
2. (used after o) not; non-

   Synonym: no

   Se l'abbia scritto o meno rimarrà sempre un segreto.

   Whether he wrote it or not will always remain a secret.

   legalità o meno ― legality or non-legality

3. (mathematics) minus
4. minus (an amount of time)

   sono le cinque meno un quarto

   it is quarter to five

   (literally, “five minus a quarter”)

5. (music) less

Derived terms

• a meno che
• in men che non si dica
• meno male
• più o meno
• nemmeno

Determiner

meno

1. less

   Ho meno tè di te. ― I have less tea than you.

   Ho meno tè che caffé. ― I have less tea than coffee.

   Ho dovuto aspettare meno di dieci minuti. ― I had to wait less than ten minutes.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meno

1. first-person singular present indicative of menare

Further reading

• meno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nome

Karelian

Noun

meno

1. course

Lithuanian

Noun

meno m

1. genitive singular of mẽnas

Mokilese

Etymology

By surface analysis, -men (animate noun classifier/indefinite marker) +‎ -o (3rd person singular demonstrative suffix)

Demonstrative

meno

1. that (animate noun far from the speaker and listener)

Usage notes

Meno is used only when talking about animate nouns that are far from both the speaker and the listener.

See also

Demonstrative formss	General	Animate	Long	Piece	Plural
1st person (near speaker)	oawe	mene	pase	kije	pwiai, pwiak
2nd person (near hearer)	oawen	menen	pasen	kijen	pwian
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	oawo	meno	paso	kijo	pwiok

Mokilese demonstratives

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

meno

1. vocative singular of mena

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

meno

Wikipedia ^sk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьmę, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmenɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

meno n

1. name
2. (grammar) noun (broad sense)

   podstatné meno ― noun (narrow sense), substantive

   prídavné meno ― adjective

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	meno	mená
genitive	mena	mien
dative	menu	menám
accusative	meno	mená
locative	mene	menách
instrumental	menom	menami

Declension of meno

Derived terms

• v mene
• menný
• menne
• meniny
• zámeno

Further reading

• “meno”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Verb

meno

1. first-person singular present indicative of menar

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

meno

1. plural of jino

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meno.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈmeno/, [ˈmeno]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: me‧no

Noun

meno

1. going, moving
2. expense
3. business, matter, errand
4. custom, tradition

Inflection

Declension of meno (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	meno	menod
genitive	meno	menojõ, menoi
partitive	mennoa	menoitõ, menoi
illative	mennosõ, menno	menoisõ
inessive	menoz	menoiz
elative	menossõ	menoissõ
allative	menolõ	menoilõ
adessive	menollõ	menoillõ
ablative	menoltõ	menoiltõ
translative	menossi	menoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “meno”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn