English

Noun

menta

1. plural of mentum

Asturian

Verb

menta

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of mentir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of mentir

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛntɒ]
• Hyphenation: men‧ta

Noun

menta ‎(plural menták)

1. mint, peppermint, spearmint

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

menta f ‎(plural mente)

1. mint (plant and herb)
2. peppermint (confection)

Derived terms

• menta piperita

Verb

menta

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of mentire
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of mentire
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of mentire
4. third-person singular imperative of mentire

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίνθη ‎(mínthē), ultimately most likely a loan-word from an extinct Mediterranean language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.ta/, [ˈmɛn.ta]

Noun

menta f ‎(genitive mentae); first declension

1. mint (plant)

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• mentastrum

Noun

menta

1. nominative plural of mentum
2. accusative plural of mentum
3. vocative plural of mentum

References

• menta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• menta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “menta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to see with the mind's eye: oculis mentis videre aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) to be of sane mind: mentis compotem esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to be of sound mind: sanae mentis esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to obscure the mental vision: mentis quasi luminibus officere (vid. sect. XIII. 6) or animo caliginem offundere
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose one's composure; to be disconcerted: de statu suo or mentis deici (Att. 16. 15)
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose one's head, be beside oneself: sui (mentis) compotem non esse
    
  • (ambiguous) enthusiasm: ardor, inflammatio animi, incitatio mentis, mentis vis incitatior
    

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin menta, mentha, from Ancient Greek μίντη ‎(míntē).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmẽ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: men‧ta

Noun

menta f (plural mentas)

1. mint (any plant of the family Lamiaceae)
2. mint (flavouring extracted from the mint plant)

Synonyms

• hortelã

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin menta, mentha (compare Catalan menta, French menthe, Italian menta), from Ancient Greek μίντη ‎(míntē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.ta/

Noun

menta f ‎(plural mentas)

1. mint (plant)

Synonyms

• hierba buena

See also

• poleo