Mendes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μένδης (Méndēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.deːs/, [ˈmɛn.deːs]

Proper noun

Mendēs f (genitive Mendum); third declension

  1. A town of Lower Egypt on the delta of the Nile

Declension

Third declension.

Case Plural
nominative Mendēs
genitive Mendum
dative Mendibus
accusative Mendēs
ablative Mendibus
vocative Mendēs

Derived terms

  • Mendēsīcus
  • Mendēsius

Adjective

Mendēs (genitive Mendētis); third declension

  1. of or belonging to Mendes

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative Mendēs Mendētēs Mendētia
genitive Mendētis Mendētium
dative Mendētī Mendētibus
accusative Mendētem Mendēs Mendētēs Mendētia
ablative Mendētī Mendētibus
vocative Mendēs Mendētēs Mendētia

References

  • Mendes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mendes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Mendes in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Etymology

Mendo +‎ -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez.

Proper noun

Mendes

  1. Mendes (municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Proper noun

Mendes m, f

  1. A surname​.
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