mendi

See also: méndì and Mendi

Ao

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /mɯn˧.ti˧/, [mən˧.ti˧]

Noun

mendi

  1. (Chungli) corn, maize

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 78
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 106

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bendi.[1] Not related in any way to Latin mons, as this would have given *monde. It appears as the final element -pendi in the last name Auzpendi (modern Auzmendi) and as the initial element in the name Mendibil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mendi/ [mẽn̪.d̪i]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -endi, -i
  • Hyphenation: men‧di

Noun

mendi inan

  1. mountain

Declension

Declension of mendi (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive mendi mendia mendiak mendiok
ergative mendik mendiak mendiek mendiok
dative mendiri mendiari mendiei mendioi
genitive mendiren mendiaren mendien mendion
comitative mendirekin mendiarekin mendiekin mendiokin
causative mendirengatik mendiarengatik mendiengatik mendiongatik
benefactive mendirentzat mendiarentzat mendientzat mendiontzat
instrumental mendiz mendiaz mendiez mendiotaz
innesive menditan mendian mendietan mendiotan
locative menditako mendiko mendietako mendiotako
allative menditara mendira mendietara mendiotara
terminative menditaraino mendiraino mendietaraino mendiotaraino
directive menditarantz mendirantz mendietarantz mendiotarantz
destinative menditarako mendirako mendietarako mendiotarako
ablative menditatik menditik mendietatik mendiotatik
partitive mendirik
prolative menditzat

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “mendi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 287

Further reading

  • mendi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • mendi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin mando.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmendi/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -endi
  • Syllabification: men‧di

Verb

mendi (present mendas, past mendis, future mendos, conditional mendus, volitive mendu)

  1. to order (request some product or service)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mendi
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense mendas mendis mendos
active participle mendanta mendantaj mendinta mendintaj mendonta mendontaj
acc. mendantan mendantajn mendintan mendintajn mendontan mendontajn
passive participle mendata mendataj mendita menditaj mendota mendotaj
acc. mendatan mendatajn menditan menditajn mendotan mendotajn
nominal active participle mendanto mendantoj mendinto mendintoj mendonto mendontoj
acc. mendanton mendantojn mendinton mendintojn mendonton mendontojn
nominal passive participle mendato mendatoj mendito menditoj mendoto mendotoj
acc. mendaton mendatojn menditon menditojn mendoton mendotojn
adverbial active participle mendante mendinte mendonte
adverbial passive participle mendate mendite mendote
infinitive mendi imperative mendu conditional mendus

Derived terms

  • antaŭmendi (to preorder)

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

mendī

  1. genitive singular of mendum