miente

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjente/ [ˈmjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: mien‧te

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mentem.

Noun

miente f (plural mientes)

1. (obsolete) thought; idea

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

miente

1. inflection of mentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of mentir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “miente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mēnte, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Akin to Saterland Frisian Meente, Dutch gemeente and German Gemeinde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiə̯n.tə/

Noun

miente c (plural mienten)

1. (formal) municipality
2. (formal) religious congregation