mente
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmente/, [ˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Hyphenation: men‧te
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Audio (CAN) (file)
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese mente (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmentɪ]
Derived terms
- facer mentes (“to remind”)
- ter mentes (“to think; to intend”)
References
- “mente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “mente” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “mente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mente” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mente” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛntɛ]
- Hyphenation: men‧te
- Rhymes: -tɛ
Noun
mente
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | mente | — |
accusative | mentét | — |
dative | mentének | — |
instrumental | mentével | — |
causal-final | mentéért | — |
translative | mentévé | — |
terminative | mentéig | — |
essive-formal | menteként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | mentében | — |
superessive | mentén | — |
adessive | menténél | — |
illative | mentébe | — |
sublative | mentére | — |
allative | mentéhez | — |
elative | mentéből | — |
delative | mentéről | — |
ablative | mentétől | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
mentéé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
mentééi | — |
Possessive forms of mente | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | mentem | — |
2nd person sing. | mented | — |
3rd person sing. | mente | — |
1st person plural | mentünk | — |
2nd person plural | mentetek | — |
3rd person plural | mentük | — |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | mente | menték |
accusative | mentét | mentéket |
dative | mentének | mentéknek |
instrumental | mentével | mentékkel |
causal-final | mentéért | mentékért |
translative | mentévé | mentékké |
terminative | mentéig | mentékig |
essive-formal | menteként | mentékként |
essive-modal | mentéül | — |
inessive | mentében | mentékben |
superessive | mentén | mentéken |
adessive | menténél | mentéknél |
illative | mentébe | mentékbe |
sublative | mentére | mentékre |
allative | mentéhez | mentékhez |
elative | mentéből | mentékből |
delative | mentéről | mentékről |
ablative | mentétől | mentéktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
mentéé | mentéké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
mentééi | mentékéi |
Possessive forms of mente | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | mentém | mentéim |
2nd person sing. | mentéd | mentéid |
3rd person sing. | mentéje | mentéi |
1st person plural | menténk | mentéink |
2nd person plural | mentétek | mentéitek |
3rd person plural | mentéjük | mentéik |
Further reading
- (leaving, going; riverbank): mente in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (fur coat): mente in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmen.te/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Hyphenation: mén‧te
Etymology 1
From Latin mentem, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).
Further reading
- mente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Latin
Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.tɨ/
- Rhymes: -ẽtɨ, -ẽt͡ʃi
- Hyphenation: men‧te
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese mente, from Latin mentem (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).
Noun
mente f (plural mentes)
- mind (ability for rational thought)
- Synonyms: espírito, imaginação, intelecto, intuito
Derived terms
- vir a mente
Related terms
- -mente
- demente
- menção
- mental
- mentalidade
- mentalização
- mentalizado
- mentalizar
- mentecapto
- mentor
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mente
- inflection of mentir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Sardinian
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Latin mēns, mentem, from Proto-Italic *mentis, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Compare Campidanese menti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.te/
- Hyphenation: mèn‧te
Derived terms
References
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mentem, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Replaced the inherited Old Spanish form miente.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmente/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: men‧te
Derived terms
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “mente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014