mens

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[edit] Danish

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From Old Norse meðan.

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  • IPA: /mɛns/, [mɛns]

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mens

  1. while (during the same time that)
  2. while (although)
  3. whereas

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From Old Dutch *mennisko (“a human”), a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare German Mensch, Swedish människa.

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mens n. (plural mensen, diminutive mensje)

  1. person, human being
    Ik ben ook maar een mens!
    I'm only human!
  2. (informal) woman
    Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
    That woman really annoys me.

mens m. (uncountable)

  1. human, man (as a species), humanity
    De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
    Man is by nature a political animal.

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mens

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mentir
  2. second-person singular present indicative of mentir
  3. second-person singular imperative of mentir

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From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥ti-, oblique stem of *méntis (“thought”). Cognates include Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos), Sanskrit मति (matí), and Old English ġemynd (English mind).

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mēns (genitive mentis); f, third declension

  1. mind

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Number Singular Plural
nominative mēns mentēs
genitive mentis mentium
dative mentī mentibus
accusative mentem mentēs 1
ablative mente mentibus
vocative mēns mentēs

1 May also be mentīs.

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mens

  1. while

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mens m. (definite singular mensen; uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of menstruasjon (menstruation).

[edit] Swedish

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Particularly: “split up forms of men and menstruation”

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mens

  1. (colloquial) while; Contraction of medan.
    Jag dukar fram frukost mens du duschar.
    I’ll arrange breakfast while you take a shower

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mens c.

  1. Contraction of menstruation.
  2. indefinite possessive singular of men
  3. indefinite possessive plural of men

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Declension of mens
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative mens mensen
genitive mens mensens

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mens

  1. people
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