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"mental" in seven languages

Meaningmental

Spanish

mental

/menˈtal/

learned

French

mental

/mɑ̃tal/

learned

Masculine plural mentaux.

Italian

mentale

/menˈtale/

learned

Portuguese

mental

/mẽˈtaw/

learned

Romanian

mintal

/minˈtal/

learned

Remade on inherited minte 'mind' (MENTEM); mental is also heard.

Catalan

mental

/mənˈtal/

learned

English

mental

/ˈmɛntəl/

from Latin/French · Late Latin MENTĀLIS

English → ItalianmentalmentaleCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

MENTĀLEM‘of the mind (MENS)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

MENS 'mind' also gave the sisters their adverb ending: clara mente 'with a clear mind' became claramente, clairement, chiaramente.

English relatives: mentality

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In a sentence

  • esLa salud mental es importante.
  • frLa santé mentale est importante.
  • itLa salute mentale è importante.
  • ptA saúde mental é importante.
  • roSănătatea mintală este importantă.
  • caLa salut mental és important.
  • enMental health is important.

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