Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mentir, French mentir and Italian mentire. The extra -i- was added so not to confuse the word with mento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /men.tiˈar/, /menˈtjar/

Verb

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mentiar (present tense mentias, past tense mentiis, future tense mentios, imperative mentiez, conditional mentius)

  1. (intransitive) to lie, to tell untruths deliberately

Conjugation

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Latin

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Verb

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mentiar

  1. inflection of mentior:
    1. first-person singular future active indicative
    2. first-person singular present active subjunctive