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 Mendēs Mendētēs Mendētia
Genitive Mendētis Mendētis Mendētium Mendētium
Dative Mendētī Mendētī Mendētibus Mendētibus
Accusative Mendētem Mendēs Mendētēs Mendētia
Ablative Mendētī Mendētī Mendētibus Mendētibus
Vocative Mendēs 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 or f

  1. A surname​.
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