Mende

See also: mende, -mende, and -mènde

English

Noun

Mende pl (plural only)

  1. A large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

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Proper noun

Mende

  1. The language of the Mende people.

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Adjective

Mende (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Mende language.

See also

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Mendae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μένδη (Méndē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.deː/, [ˈmɛn.deː]

Proper noun

Mendē f (genitive Mendēs); first declension

  1. A town of Chalcidice, colony of Eretria

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular
Nominative Mendē
Genitive Mendēs
Dative Mendae
Accusative Mendēn
Ablative Mendē
Vocative Mendē

References
  • Mendae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Mende in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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