mant
1 of 3verb
ˈmant
-ed/-ing/-s
chiefly Scottish
: stammer
mant
2 of 3noun (1)
"
plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: a speech impediment : stammer
mant
3 of 3noun (2)
plural -s
obsolete
: mantilla
also : manteau
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Scottish Gaelic mannd, noun, stammer
Noun (1)
Scottish Gaelic mannd
Noun (2)
French mante, from Middle French, from Old Provençal manta, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin, blanket, cloak, alteration of Late Latin mantus cloak, back-formation from Latin mantellum