menta

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.tə/ Rhymes: -ɛntə === Noun === menta plural of mentum === Anagrams === Manet, Nemat, ament, ant'em, antem, manet, meant, menat, nemat- == Asturian == === Verb === menta first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mentir == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin menta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈme̞n.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmen.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmen.ta] === Noun === menta f (plural mentes) mint (plant of the genus Mentha) crème de menthe (liqueur flavoured with mint) ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mendastre === Further reading === “menta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “menta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “menta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “menta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cimbrian == === Alternative forms === matak, méentag === Etymology === From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag. === Noun === menta ? (Luserna) Monday === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Cornish == === Etymology === From Latin mentha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛntə/ === Noun === menta f mint ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin menta. === Noun === menta f (plural mentes) (ORB, broad) mint === References === menthe in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca menta in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Galician == === Alternative forms === amenta === Etymology 1 === From Latin menta, mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmɛnta/ [ˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ɐ], /ˈmenta/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ɛnta, -enta ==== Noun ==== menta f (plural mentas) mint (any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae) spearmint (Mentha spicata) Synonym: hortelá mint tea ===== Derived terms ===== menta da cobra === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmɛnta̝/, /ˈmenta̝/ ==== Noun ==== menta f (plural mentas) whelk (Buccinum undatum) Synonym: bucio periwinkle (Littorina littorea) Synonyms: caramuxo, mentiña, mincha top sea snail (Clelandella miliaris) Synonyms: carlou, mentiña === References === “menta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “amenta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “menta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “menta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amenta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “menta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “menta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɛntɒ] Hyphenation: men‧ta Rhymes: -tɒ === Noun === menta (plural menták) mint (any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === menta in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === From Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmen.ta/ Rhymes: -enta Hyphenation: mén‧ta ==== Noun ==== menta f (plural mente) mint (plant and herb) peppermint (confection) ===== Derived terms ===== menta piperita verde menta ==== Further reading ==== menta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛnta Hyphenation: mèn‧ta ==== Verb ==== menta inflection of mentire: first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Anagrams === -mante == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.ta] === Etymology 1 === Perhaps a loan-word, possibly through Ancient Greek μῐ́νθη (mĭ́nthē), from an extinct (substrate) Mediterranean/south European language. See Armenian մանդակ (mandak) for more. ==== Alternative forms ==== mentha, mintha ==== Noun ==== menta f (genitive mentae); first declension the mint (plant) ===== Inflection ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== mentastrum mentiōsus ===== Related terms ===== mentula ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== menta n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mentum === References === “menta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “menta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “menta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin menta, mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽtɐ Hyphenation: men‧ta === Noun === menta f (plural mentas) mint (any plant of the family Lamiaceae) Particularly, peppermint (Mentha × piperita) mint (flavouring extracted from the mint plant) ==== Synonyms ==== hortelã === Further reading === “menta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “menta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin menta, mentha (compare Catalan menta, French menthe, Italian menta), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmenta/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -enta Syllabification: men‧ta === Noun === menta f (plural mentas) (botany) mint, peppermint (specifically mentha × piperita) Synonym: hierba buena mint green (color/colour) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “menta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025