mens

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

mens

1. (nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of men (“plural of man”)
2. Obsolete form of men's.
3. Misspelling of men's.

See also

• womens
• peoples
• menz

Etymology 2

Noun

mens

1. (Philippines, biology, colloquial) Clipping of menstruation.

Anagrams

• NEMS, nems

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch mens, from Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛns/

Noun

mens (plural mense, diminutive mensie)

1. person, human being

Pronoun

mens

1. one (indefinite pronoun)

   Synonym: 'n mens

Danish

Alternative forms

• medens (dated)

Etymology

From Old Norse meðan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛns/, [mens̺]

Conjunction

mens

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

Related terms

• imens

References

• “mens” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• mensch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛns/
• Hyphenation: mens
• Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun

mens m (plural mensen, diminutive mensje n)

1. human, any member of the species Homo sapiens

2. person

Synonyms

• (person): persoon

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mens
• Negerhollands: mensch, mens
• Skepi Creole Dutch: mens

Noun

mens n (plural mensen, diminutive mensje n)

1. (informal, derogatory) woman

Synonyms

• (woman): secreet, wijf

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃/

Verb

mens

1. inflection of mentir:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Ladin

Alternative forms

• mëns, meis

Etymology

From Latin mensis.

Noun

mens m (plural mensc)

1. month

Latin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *mentis, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Cognate with Sanskrit मति (matí), αὐτόματος (autómatos), μάντις (mántis), Russian мнить (mnitʹ, “to think”), Old English ġemynd (whence English mind), Lithuanian mintis (“thought”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmens/, [ˈmẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmens/, [ˈmɛns]

Noun

mēns f (genitive mentis); third declension

1. mind
2. intellect, reason
3. reasoning, judgement
4. heart, conscience (seat of the thoughts and will)
5. disposition

   Synonyms: indolēs, ingenium, habitus, nātūra, character
6. thought, plan, purpose, intention

   Synonyms: voluntās, intentiō, propositum, cōnsilium, fīnis, animus

Usage notes

Could be combined with an adjective in an ablative absolute expressing one's state of mind or intention, as in Catullus' obstinata mente perfer "endure it with a resolute mind" or Virgil's simulata mente locutam "spoken with false purpose". In some cases the combination simply expresses the manner in which a (mental) action is performed, as in Ovid's male sit tacita mente precare viro "silently pray for misfortune to befall her husband". Eventually this became a generalized adverbial construction, with clear examples documented by at least the eighth century AD (alterā mente "otherwise", sōlā mente "only") whence the Romance adverbial suffixes of the -mente type.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Derived terms

Related terms

• meminī

Descendants

Nouns:

Adverbial suffixes (see usage notes above):

References

• “mens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “mens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• “mens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “mens”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Danish mens, from older medens, from Old Norse meðan.

Conjunction

mens

1. while
2. whereas

See also

• medan (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Noun

mens m (definite singular mensen, indefinite plural mens or menser, definite plural mensene)

1. short for menstruasjon (menstruation), a monthly period.

References

• “mens” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mens m (definite singular mensen, indefinite plural mensar, definite plural mensane)

1. short for menstruasjon (menstruation), a monthly period.

References

• “mens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Pronunciation

Adverb

mens

1. less

   Antonyms: mai, pus

Derived terms

• almens
• mai o mens
• pasmens

Old Norse

Noun

mens

1. indefinite genitive singular of men

Swedish

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of medans, in turn a colloquial form of medan (“while”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnːs/
• Rhymes: -ɛnːs
• Homophone: mäns

Conjunction

mens

1. (colloquial) while

   Synonyms: medan, (colloquial) medans

Etymology 2

Clipping of menstruation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnːs/
• Rhymes: -ɛnːs
• Homophone: mäns

Noun

mens c

1. menstruation, period

Declension

Derived terms

• mensblod (“menstrual blood”)
• menskopp (“menstrual cup”)
• mensskydd (“menstrual hygiene product”)

See also

• lingonvecka

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːns/
• Rhymes: -eːns

Noun

mens

1. indefinite genitive singular of men
2. indefinite genitive plural of men

References

• mens in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mens in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mens in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

From clipping of English menstruation or menses.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmens/ [ˈmɛn̪s]
• Rhymes: -ens
• Syllabification: mens

Noun

mens (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔) (colloquial)

1. menstruation; period

   Synonyms: regla, sapanahon, buwanang dalaw

Derived terms

Volapük

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mens/

Noun

mens

1. people