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salvia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin salvia (“sage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sælv??/
Noun
salvia (plural salvias)
- A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
Derived terms
- red salvia
References
- Salvia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salvia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Alavis, Avilas, Slavia, Valais, avails, saliva
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?l?i?/, [?s??l?i?]
- Rhymes: -?l?i?
- Syllabification: sal?vi?a
Noun
salvia
- sage, Salvia officinalis (herb)
- sage (this plant used in cooking)
- sage (plant of the genus Salvia)
Declension
Compounds
- myskisalvia
- valkosalvia
Anagrams
- silava, slaavi
Italian
Etymology
From Latin salvia.
Noun
salvia f (plural salvie)
- sage
Anagrams
- lisava, salavi, saliva, salvai, vasali
Latin
Etymology
From salvus (“well, unharmed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?sal.u?i.a/, [?s?ä??u?iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?sal.vi.a/, [?s?lvi?]
Noun
salvia f (genitive salviae); first declension
- sage
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Anagrams
- saliva
References
- salvia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- salvia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- salvia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- salvien
Noun
salvia m or f
- definite feminine singular of salvie
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin salvia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?salbja/, [?sal.??ja]
Noun
salvia f (plural salvias)
- sage
Derived terms
- salvia real de México
Anagrams
- saliva
salvia From the web:
mint
English
Wikibooks
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?nt, IPA(key): /m?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin mon?ta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Mon?ta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat.
The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.
Noun
mint (plural mints)
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- Synonyms: (informal) bundle, (slang) pile, (colloquial) small fortune
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
Related terms
- money
- monetary
Translations
Verb
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- titles […] as may appear to be easily minted
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- Coordinate term: mine
Translations
Adjective
mint (not comparable)
- (with condition) Like new.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Britain, slang) Very good.
- (Britain, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
Translations
Derived terms
- mintage
- minted
- mintmark
See also
- bullion
Etymology 2
From Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mint?, from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek ????? (mínth?), ????? (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).
Noun
mint (plural mints)
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
- A green colour, like that of mint.
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Derived terms
Related terms
- calamint
- menthol
Translations
Adjective
mint (not comparable)
- Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
Translations
See also
Etymology 3
From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mn?- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic ???????????????? (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.
Verb
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
Noun
mint (plural mints)
- (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Anagrams
- NTIM
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
mint
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
- (archaic) plural imperative of minnen
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) +? -n (case suffix) +? -t (locative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mint]
- Hyphenation: mint
- Rhymes: -int
Conjunction
mint
- (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than
- Synonyms: -nál/-nél, (dialectal) -tól/-t?l
- (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as
- Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
- (comparison of things with some similar quality) like
- Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
- (somewhat formal, pointing at a comparable feature at a different instance) as
- Synonyms: amint, ahogy, ahogyan
- (stating someone's capacity in a situation) as
- Synonyms: -ként, -képp/-képpen, -ul/-ül
Usage notes
In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.
Derived terms
- amint
- mintegy
- mintha
- minthogy
- mintsem
- valamint
(Expressions):
- Category:Hungarian similes
- a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát
- jobb félni, mint megijedni
- jobb kés?n, mint soha
- jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
- ki mint vet, úgy arat
See also
- ahogy
- olyan
References
Further reading
- (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
- (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
mint
- Alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)
Etymology 2
Noun
mint
- Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)
Etymology 3
Verb
mint
- Alternative form of mynten
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- minna, minnet
Verb
mint
- past participle of minne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mint
- past participle of mina
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mint]
Verb
mint
- first-person singular present indicative of min?i
- third-person singular present indicative of min?i
- first-person singular present subjunctive of min?i
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