Mentel

See also: mentel and mentél

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmentl̩/

Noun

Mentel m

1. plural of Mantel

Polish

Alternative forms

• Mętel (surname)

Etymology

From dialectal Polish mentel (“butterfly”), Old Polish męcić, or personal names such as Męcimir and Męcisław.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛn.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛntɛl
• Syllabification: Men‧tel
• Homophones: mentel, mętel, Mętel

Proper noun

Mentel m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Mentel

	singular	plural
nominative	Mentel	Mentlowie / Mentelowie
genitive	Mentla / Mentela	Mentlów / Mentelów
dative	Mentlowi / Mentelowi	Mentlom / Mentelom
accusative	Mentla / Mentela	Mentlów / Mentelów
instrumental	Mentlem / Mentelem	Mentlami / Mentelami
locative	Mentlu / Mentelu	Mentlach / Mentelach
vocative	Mentlu / Mentelu	Mentlowie / Mentelowie

Proper noun

Mentel f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmencel]

Proper noun

Mentel m pers (female equivalent Mentelová)

1. a male surname

Further reading

• “Mentel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024