mendje

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mend, mând, mênd, mên, mênie

Etymology

Tosk variant of Gheg mând, from Proto-Indo-European *men- ("to think"). Compare Latin mens, mentem ("mind"), Old English mynd (“mind”), Old High German gimunt (“mind, memory”), Danish minde (“memory”). A Latin borrowing, although possible, does not explain the Gheg form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛndjɛ]

Noun

mendje f (indefinite plural mendje, definite singular mendja, definite plural mendjet)

1. mind

Declension

declension of mendje

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	mendje	mendj		mendjj	mendjt
accusative (kallëzore)	mendje	mendj		mendjen	mendjt
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	mendjeje	mendjve		mendjes	mendjve
dative (dhanore)	mendjeje	mendjve		mendjes	mendjve
ablative (rrjedhore)	mendjeje	mendjsh		mendjes	mendjve

Derived terms

• mençur
• vëmendje
• çmend
• kalamend
• hamendje