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mens.

mind

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛns]

  1. mind

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  2. intellect, reason

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  3. reasoning, judgement

    declension-3

  4. heart, conscience (seat of the thoughts and will)

    declension-3

  5. disposition

    declension-3

  6. thought, plan, purpose, intention

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Where this word comes from

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

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