mente
See also: ménte, menté, mentė, -mente, and měňte
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Noun
mente f (plural mentes)
- mind (ability for rational thought)
Related terms
- mental
French
Pronunciation
Audio (CAN) (file)
Verb
mente
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mentir
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese mente (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmentɪ]
Noun
mente f (plural mentes)
- mind
- Synonym: caletre
- memory
- Synonym: memoria
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
Etymology 1
From the men- stem of megy + -te (noun-forming suffix).
Noun
mente
- (often with -ban/-ben) leaving from somewhere
- Synonyms: távozás, elmenés
- (often with -ban/-ben) going somewhere
- Synonyms: menetel, menés
- (rare) the course, progress of something
- Synonyms: menet, lefolyás, lezajlás
- the immediate neighborhood of a river, riverbank area
- Synonyms: part, környék, mellék, (as a noun) közel
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- menti
Related terms
- mentében
- mentén (along)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mente (plural menték)
- (archaic) short (Hungarian) fur coat
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’). 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’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Interlingua
Noun
mente (plural mentes)
- mind
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmen.te/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Hyphenation: mén‧te
Etymology 1
From Latin mentem, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).
Noun
mente f (plural menti)
- mind
Related terms
- amente
- demente
- mentale
- mentalità
- -mente
- mentire
- menzione
- veemente
Further reading
- mente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mente f
- plural of menta
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mente
- third-person singular present indicative of mentire
Japanese
Romanization
mente
- Rōmaji transcription of メンテ
Latin
Noun
mente
- ablative singular of mēns
Middle English
Noun
mente
- Alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
mente
- simple past of mene
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.t(ɨ)/
- Rhymes: -ẽtɨ, -ẽt͡ʃi
- Hyphenation: men‧te
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese mente, from Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns (“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
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Replaced the inherited Old Spanish form miente[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmente/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: men‧te
Noun
mente f (plural mentes)
- mind, intellect
Derived terms
- abierto de mente
- grandes mentes piensan igual
- mente abierta
- mente maestra
- poner la mente en
- tener en mente
Related terms
- -mente
- amente
- demente
- mental
- mentar
- mención
- mencionar
- vehemente
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
Anagrams
- meten
- temen
- tenme