-mente

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Latin mentē, "mindedly" from mens, "mind"

[edit] Suffix

-mente

  1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives, cf. English -ly or -ally.
    fisicamente - physically

[edit] Usage notes

Usually, the feminine form of the adjective is used, e.g. fisicamente (note use of fisica rather than fisico; *fisicomente would be incorrect)


[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin mentē, "mindedly" from mens, "mind"

[edit] Suffix

-mente

  1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives, cf. English -ly.
    normalmente - usually

[edit] Usage notes

Usually, the feminine form of the adjective is used, e.g. nuevamente (note use of nueva rather than nuevo; *nuevomente would be incorrect)