-mente

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 1.3 Usage notes 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Suffix 2.3 Usage notes

[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)

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[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)