mendi

See also: méndì and Mendi

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bendi. 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

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• IPA^(key): /mendi/, [mẽ̞n̪.d̪i]

Noun

mendi inan

1. mountain

Declension

Declension of mendi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	mendi	mendia	mendiak
ergative	mendik	mendiak	mendiek
dative	mendiri	mendiari	mendiei
genitive	mendiren	mendiaren	mendien
comitative	mendirekin	mendiarekin	mendiekin
causative	mendirengatik	mendiarengatik	mendiengatik
benefactive	mendirentzat	mendiarentzat	mendientzat
instrumental	mendiz	mendiaz	mendiez
inessive	menditan	mendian	mendietan
locative	menditako	mendiko	mendietako
allative	menditara	mendira	mendietara
terminative	menditaraino	mendiraino	mendietaraino
directive	menditarantz	mendirantz	mendietarantz
destinative	menditarako	mendirako	mendietarako
ablative	menditatik	menditik	mendietatik
partitive	mendirik	—	—
prolative	menditzat	—	—

Further reading

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

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin mando.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈmendi]
• Rhymes: -endi
• Hyphenation: mend‧i

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.diː/, [ˈmɛn̪d̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.di/, [ˈmɛn̪d̪i]

Noun

mendī

1. genitive singular of mendum