mentres

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mentre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin dum interim. Compare Spanish mientras.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmentɾɪs], [ˈmɛntɾɪs]

Adverb

mentres

  1. meanwhile
    Synonyms: entrementres, mentres tanto, namentres

Conjunction

mentres

  1. while, as
    Synonyms: entrementres, mentres tanto, namentres

Derived terms

References
  • “mentre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mentre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mentres” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mentres” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mentres” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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