mens

Meaning

1. (declension-3) mind
2. (declension-3) intellect, reason
3. (declension-3) reasoning, judgement
4. (declension-3) heart, conscience (seat of the thoughts and will)
5. (declension-3) disposition
6. (declension-3) thought, plan, purpose, intention

Concepts

mind

spirit

idea

💡

psyche

purpose

plan

intention

Synonyms

spiritus

animus

Translations

mente

Geist

esprit

ment

mente

verstand

geest

👻

Verstand

mente

alma

esperit

spirito

espírito

πνεύμα

Genius

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmẽːs]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *méntis
Proto-Italic *mentis
Latin mens
Inherited from Proto-Italic *mentis, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Cognate with Sanskrit मति (matí), αὐτόματος (autómatos), μάντις (mántis), Russian мнить (mnitʹ, “to think”), Old English ġemynd (whence English mind), Lithuanian mintis (“thought”).