mentir

Galician

/menˈtiɾ/

verb

Definitions

to lie say something untrue
(cattle) to exceed the expected calving time

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese mentir (lie) inherited from Latin *mentīre, mentīrī.

Origin

Latin

mentīrī

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*mentiō Latin
*mentīre Latin
mentīrī Latin
mentire Italian
*méntis Proto-Indo-European
mentir Portuguese
mentir Old French
minți Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
mentir Old Portuguese
mentir Asturian
mintî Friulian
mentir Old Occitan
mentir Old Spanish