mentel

See also: Mentel, and mentél

Breton

Etymology

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Noun

mentel f (plural mentelioù)

1. balance

Middle English

Noun

mentel

1. Alternative form of mantel

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.tel/

Noun

mentel m

1. mantle (kind of cloak)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mentel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛn.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛntɛl
• Syllabification: men‧tel
• Homophones: Mentel, mętel, Mętel

Noun

mentel m animal

1. (colloquial, regional) butterfly

   Synonyms: mętel, motyl, myntel

2. (colloquial, regional) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

Declension

Declension of mentel

	singular	plural
nominative	mentel	mentle
genitive	mentla	mentli
dative	mentlowi	mentlom
accusative	mentla	mentle
instrumental	mentlem	mentlami
locative	mentlu	mentlach
vocative	mentlu	mentle

Further reading

• mentel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Majewski, Erazm (1889) Dictionnaire des noms polonais zoologiques et botaniques‎^[2], page 222