mens
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See also men's
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Danish [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (dated) medens
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse meðan.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mɛns/, [mɛns]
Conjunction [edit]
mens
Related terms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Dutch *mennisko (“a human”), a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare German Mensch, Swedish människa.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mens n (plural mensen, diminutive mensje)
- man, person, human being
- Ik ben ook maar een mens!
- I'm only a man!
- Ik ben ook maar een mens!
- (informal) woman
- Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
- That woman really annoys me.
- Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
mens m (uncountable)
- man (as a species), humanity
- De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
- Man is by nature a political animal.
- De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mɑ̃/
Verb [edit]
mens
- first-person singular present indicative of mentir
- second-person singular present indicative of mentir
- second-person singular imperative of mentir
Latin [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /meːns/
Etymology [edit]
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).
Noun [edit]
mēns (genitive mentis); f, third declension
Declension [edit]
| 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.
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Preposition [edit]
mens
Noun [edit]
mens m (definite singular mensen; uncountable)
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Conjunction [edit]
mens
- (colloquial) while; Contraction of medan.
- Jag dukar fram frukost mens du duschar.
- I’ll arrange breakfast while you take a shower
- Jag dukar fram frukost mens du duschar.
Noun [edit]
mens c
- Contraction of menstruation.
- indefinite genitive singular of men
- indefinite genitive plural of men
Declension [edit]
Declension of mens
Volapük [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mens/
Noun [edit]
mens
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