mentres

Galician

Alternative forms

• bente, mentes, mentras

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mentre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin dum interim. Compare Spanish mientras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmentɾɪs], [ˈmɛntɾɪs]

Adverb

mentres

1. meanwhile

   Synonyms: entrementres, mentres tanto, namentres

Conjunction

mentres

1. while, as

   Synonyms: entrementres, mentres tanto, namentres

Derived terms

• entrementres
• mentres tanto
• namentres

 

Related terms

• intre

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mentre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mentre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mentres”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mentres”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mentres”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN