mente

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmente/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: men‧te === Noun === mente f (plural mentes) mind (ability for rational thought) ==== Related terms ==== mental == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === mente first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mentir == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmente/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ente IPA(key): /ˈmɛnte/ [ˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: men‧te === 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. ==== Noun ==== mente f (plural mentes) mind Synonym: caletre memory Synonym: memoria ===== Derived terms ===== facer mentes (“to remind”) ter mentes (“to think; to intend”) ==== References ==== Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mente”, 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), “mente”, 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), “mente”, 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), “mente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== mente third-person singular present indicative of mentir (reintegrationist norm) inflection of mentir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == 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 construed with -ben) leaving from somewhere Synonyms: távozás, elmenés (often construed with -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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === 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 ===== === Further reading === (leaving, going; riverbank): mente 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. (fur coat): mente 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. == 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 ===== ==== 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 == === Etymology === === Noun === mente f ablative singular of mēns == Middle English == === Noun === mente alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === mente simple past of mene == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (most of Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Southern Brazil) -ẽte 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 ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== mente inflection of mentir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “mente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sardinian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Latin mēns, mentem (“mind; intellect, thought”), from Proto-Italic *mentis, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Compare Campidanese menti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.te/ Hyphenation: mèn‧te === Noun === mente f (plural mentes) (Logudorese, Nuorese) mind memory ==== Derived terms ==== ammentare === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmente/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: men‧te === Noun === mente f (plural mentes) mind, intellect Synonyms: cabeza, intelecto ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “mente”, 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 === Anagrams === meten, temen, tenme