mentor

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English

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Etymology

From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, Mentor), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, shares the same root as English mind. Cognate to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, advisor, counselor) and Latin monitor (one who admonishes), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (compare Latin moneō (to warn), causative form of *men- (to think)).

Pronunciation

Noun

mentor (plural mentors)

  1. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
    • 2006, Lisa Johnson, Mind Your X's and Y's:
      Many mentors claim that they would work with the vocationers for free because of the sense of satisfaction the interaction provides.
    • 2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:
      I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

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Verb

mentor (third-person singular simple present mentors, present participle mentoring, simple past and past participle mentored)

  1. (transitive) To act as someone's mentor.
    • 2008 September 8, Richard Halloran, “Japan’s rapid succession of prime ministers belies its global role”, in Taipei Times, Taipai, page 9:
      After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.
    • 2016 September 16, Soledad O'Brien, “Soledad O'Brien: We Should Rethink What Mentoring Means”, in Time:
      I want to get people motivated about mentoring students, to help them get excited about staying in school, finding their passion, and starting a career.

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References

  1. ^ "mentor, n.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2013, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/116575?rskey=EAtx24&result=1&isAdvanced=false.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mentor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English mentor.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: men‧tor

Noun

mentor

  1. a mentor; a wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Verb

mentor

  1. to act as a mentor

Quotations

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, Mentor), a mythological character in the Odyssey.

Pronunciation

Noun

mentor c (singular definite mentoren, plural indefinite mentorer)

  1. mentor

Inflection

Declension of mentor
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mentor mentoren mentorer mentorerne
genitive mentors mentorens mentorers mentorernes

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: men‧tor

Noun

mentor m (plural mentors or mentoren, diminutive mentortje n, feminine mentrix)

  1. a mentor, wise/grey adviser, tutor etc.

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: mentor
  • Papiamentu: mèntòr

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tɔʁ/, /mɛ̃.tɔʁ/

Noun

mentor m (plural mentors)

  1. mentor, guide

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mentor, from French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

Pronunciation

Noun

mentor (plural mentor-mentor)

  1. (education) mentor
    Synonyms: pembimbing, pengasuh

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, Mentor).

Noun

mentor m (definite singular mentoren, indefinite plural mentorer, definite plural mentorene)

  1. a mentor

References

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

Pronunciation

Noun

mentor m pers (female equivalent mentorka, related adjective mentorski)

  1. (literary) mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher)
    Synonyms: nauczyciel, wychowawca
  2. (derogatory or ironic) moralist, moralizer
    Synonyms: kaznodzieja, moralista, moralizator, rezoner

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Further reading

  • mentor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mentor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: men‧tor

Noun

mentor m (plural mentores, feminine mentora, feminine plural mentoras)

  1. mentor (a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mentor, from Latin mentor.

Noun

mentor m (plural mentori)

  1. mentor

Declension

Declension of mentor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mentor mentorul mentori mentorii
genitive-dative mentor mentorului mentori mentorilor
vocative mentorule mentorilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, Mentor), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece may share the same root as English mind, would mean that mentor ultimately descends from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /menˈtoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: men‧tor

Noun

mentor m (plural mentores, feminine mentora, feminine plural mentoras)

  1. mentor

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Swedish

Noun

mentor c

  1. A mentor

Declension

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From English mentor.

Pronunciation

Noun

mentor

  1. mentor
    tìm mentorto find a mentor

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English mentor.

Noun

mentor m (plural mentoriaid)

  1. mentor

Mutation

Mutated forms of mentor
radical soft nasal aspirate
mentor fentor unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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