mentally
/ˈmentəli/MEN-tuh-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈmɛntəli/MEN-tuh-lee
Meaningin the mind
Common meaning: in a way to do with the mind
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- mentthe mindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1132 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinmēns, mentis‘the mind’
- Middle Englishmeinealsource
- Englishmental‘of the mind’
- Englishformed in English from mentalmentally‘in a way to do with the mind’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from mental + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MENTAL, p.363 · scan
Roots
- mēns, mentis Latin “the mind”
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