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menda
menda
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“physical defect, fault”), same source as Old Irish mennar (“blemish, stain”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.da/, [ˈmɛn.da]
Noun
menda f (genitive mendae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | menda | mendae |
| genitive | mendae | mendārum |
| dative | mendae | mendīs |
| accusative | mendam | mendās |
| ablative | mendā | mendīs |
| vocative | menda | mendae |
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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “menda”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.da/
Noun
menda f
- (dated) pubic louse
- (derogatory) scum; scoundrel
Declension
declension of menda