Mendes
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Mendes.
Proper noun edit
Mendes
- A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mendes is the 3514th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,162 individuals. Mendes is most common among White (56.33%), Hispanic/Latino (23.86%) and Black/African American (13.12%) individuals.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μένδης (Méndēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.deːs/, [ˈmɛn̪d̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.des/, [ˈmɛn̪d̪es]
Proper noun edit
Mendēs f pl (genitive Mendum); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Mendēs |
Genitive | Mendum |
Dative | Mendibus |
Accusative | Mendēs |
Ablative | Mendibus |
Vocative | Mendēs |
Locative | Mendibus |
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
Mendēs (genitive Mendētis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- of or belonging to Mendes
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | Mendēs | Mendētēs | Mendētia | ||
Genitive | Mendētis | Mendētium | |||
Dative | Mendētī | Mendētibus | |||
Accusative | Mendētem | Mendēs | Mendētēs | Mendētia | |
Ablative | Mendētī | Mendētibus | |||
Vocative | Mendēs | Mendētēs | Mendētia |
References edit
- “Mendes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mendes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Mendes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Mendo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mendes m or f by sense
- a surname
Proper noun edit
Mendes
- A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mendes m or f by sense