mende

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mende"

Basque

Alternative forms

• bente

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Uncertain, a borrowing from Latin mentem (“mind”) has been proposed but the semantics are problematic. Instead Koldo Mitxelena proposes Proto-Basque *bente possibly containing -te.

Noun

mende inan

1. century

   Synonyms: gizaldi, ehunki

2. time, life

   Synonyms: aldi, garai

Declension

Declension of mende (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	mende	mendea	mendeak	mendeok
ergative	mendek	mendeak	mendeek	mendeok
dative	menderi	mendeari	mendeei	mendeoi
genitive	menderen	mendearen	mendeen	mendeon
comitative	menderekin	mendearekin	mendeekin	mendeokin
causative	menderengatik	mendearengatik	mendeengatik	mendeongatik
benefactive	menderentzat	mendearentzat	mendeentzat	mendeontzat
instrumental	mendez	mendeaz	mendeez	mendeotaz
inessive	mendetan	mendean	mendeetan	mendeotan
locative	mendetako	mendeko	mendeetako	mendeotako
allative	mendetara	mendera	mendeetara	mendeotara
terminative	mendetaraino	menderaino	mendeetaraino	mendeotaraino
directive	mendetarantz	menderantz	mendeetarantz	mendeotarantz
destinative	mendetarako	menderako	mendeetarako	mendeotarako
ablative	mendetatik	mendetik	mendeetatik	mendeotatik
partitive	menderik	—	—	—
prolative	mendetzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Unknown but Koldo Mitxelena links the word to the first etymology.

Noun

mende inan

1. dominion, power

Declension

Declension of mende (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	mende	mendea	mendeak	mendeok
ergative	mendek	mendeak	mendeek	mendeok
dative	menderi	mendeari	mendeei	mendeoi
genitive	menderen	mendearen	mendeen	mendeon
comitative	menderekin	mendearekin	mendeekin	mendeokin
causative	menderengatik	mendearengatik	mendeengatik	mendeongatik
benefactive	menderentzat	mendearentzat	mendeentzat	mendeontzat
instrumental	mendez	mendeaz	mendeez	mendeotaz
inessive	mendetan	mendean	mendeetan	mendeotan
locative	mendetako	mendeko	mendeetako	mendeotako
allative	mendetara	mendera	mendeetara	mendeotara
terminative	mendetaraino	menderaino	mendeetaraino	mendeotaraino
directive	mendetarantz	menderantz	mendeetarantz	mendeotarantz
destinative	mendetarako	menderako	mendeetarako	mendeotarako
ablative	mendetatik	mendetik	mendeetatik	mendeotatik
partitive	menderik	—	—	—
prolative	mendetzat	—	—	—

Dutch

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Verb

mende

1. inflection of mennen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Anagrams

• meden

East Central German

Adverb

mende

1. (Erzgebirgisch) maybe

   Synonyms: emende, amende

References

• 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 7

Galician

Verb

mende

1. inflection of mendar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛn.de/
• Rhymes: -ɛnde
• Hyphenation: mèn‧de

Noun

mende f

1. plural of menda

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /mənˈdə/ [mənˈdə]

Etymology 1

Adverb

mende

1. pronunciation spelling of menda, representing schwa-variety Malay

Etymology 2

Noun

mende (plural mende-mende)

1. (colloquial) alternative spelling of benda

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

mende class IX (plural mende class X)

1. cockroach

   Synonym: kombamwiko

2. rapist