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Basque
Noun
menda inan
- (botany) mint
Caló
Pronoun
menda
- I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
References
- “menda” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 61.
- “menda” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
- “menda” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Galician
Verb
menda
- inflection of mendar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: men‧da
Noun
menda
- wedding
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin menda.
Noun
menda f (plural mende)
- (literary) mistake, error
- Synonyms: difetto, errore
- (literary, obsolete) sin
- Synonym: peccato
Further reading
- menda1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Deverbal from mendare (“to amend, correct”) + -a.
Noun
menda f (plural mende)
- (obsolete) repayment, indemnity, reparation
- Synonyms: ammenda, indennità
Further reading
- menda2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
menda
- inflection of mendare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“physical defect, fault”), same source as Old Irish mennar (“blemish, stain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
menda f (genitive mendae); first declension
- defect, blemish (on the body)
- mistake, error, blunder
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
Sicilian: sminnari (from *exmendare)
References
- “menda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “menda”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- menda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- menda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Javanese
Noun
menda
- ram
- sheep
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of mendoweszka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.da/
- Rhymes: -ɛnda
- Syllabification: men‧da
Noun
menda f
- (dated) pubic louse
- (derogatory) scum, scoundrel
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- menda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- menda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Caló menda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmenda/
- Rhymes: -enda
- Syllabification: men‧da
Noun
menda m (plural mendas)
- (colloquial) guy, dude, geezer
Pronoun
menda
- yours truly, muggins
- Synonym: menda lerenda
Further reading