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† menta (mentha), ae, f., = μίντη, mint, acc. to the myth, so called from Menthe or Minthe, a nymph who was changed by Proserpine into this plant, Ov. M. 10, 729; 8, 663; Plin. 19, 8, 47, § 159: ructatrix, Mart. 10, 48, 10: serpens, Col. poët. 10, 119.
Prov.: decimatis mentham et rutam et omne olus, et praeteritis judicium, i. e. carefully attend to trifles and neglect weighty matters, Vulg. Luc. 11, 42; id. Matt. 23, 23.
mentā̆gra, ae, f. [mentum-ἄγρα, formed after pod-agra; lit., chin-disease], an eruption, tetter on the chin (i. q. lichen, q. v.), Plin. 26, 1, 2, § 2.
mentālis, e, adj. [mens], mental (late Lat.): mentalibus oculis, Ps.-Aug. ad Frat. Erem. Serm. 19.
mentastrum, i, n. [menta], wild mint, Plin. 19, 8, 47, § 159: silvestre, Col. 11, 3.
Mentēsānus, a, um, adj.
mentha, v. menta.
mentĭens, entis, Part., from mentior, q. v.
mentīgo, ĭnis, f. [mentum], a kind of eruption, scab, on lambs (i. q. ostigo, q. v.), Col. 7, 5, 21.
1. mentĭo, ōnis, f. [from root man-, men-; v. memini], a calling to mind, a cursory speaking of, a making mention, mentioning, naming, mention: civitatis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 166: casu in eorum mentionem incidi, accidentally happened to mention them, id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 50: tui, mention of you, id. Att. 5, 9, 3: Graecorum, Juv. 3, 114.
With a foll. ut: mentionem fecit, ut reperirem, etc., Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 15: mentione illatā a tribunis, ut liceret, Liv. 4, 1, 2; 4, 8, 4: mentionem facere alicujus rei, to make mention of a thing, mention it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 5: mentionem de aliquā re, id. Agr. 3, 2, 4: de quo feci supra mentionem, id. Leg. 3, 6, 14: mentionem movere alicujus rei, Liv. 28, 11: mentionem habere accusatorum, to make mention of, to mention, id. 38, 56: mentionem rei incohare, id. 29, 23: mentionem condicionum jacere, Vell. 2, 65, 1: mentionem facere, with acc. and inf., to mention: noli facere mentionem, te has emisse, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 126: in senatu consules faciunt mentionem, placere statui, si, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 39, § 95: mentio in senatu facta, id. Att. 1, 13, 3; Liv. 6, 6, 2: qua de re tecum mentionem feceram, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 29: fac mentionem cum avonculo, id. Aul. 4, 7, 4: ubi mentionem ego fecero de puellā, mihi ut despondeat, to propose for a girl, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 27.
In plur.: secessionis mentiones ad vulgus militum sermonibus occultis serere, suggestions, hints, Liv. 3, 43, 2.
2. mentĭo, ire, 4, v. n. (archaic collat. form of mentior, Prisc. 8, 6, 29, p. 799 P.): te mentire spirito sancto, v. l. for mentiri, Vulg. Act. 5, 3; for mentitus, pass. part., v. mentior fin., and cf. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 297 sq.
mentĭor, ītus, 4 (fut. mentibitur, for mentietur, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 35; 2, 2, 99; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 448), v. dep. n. and a. [prob. from root men-, whence mens, memini, q. v. Original meaning, to invent; hence],
mentĭōsus, a, um, adj. [menta], smelling strong of mint, Marc. Emp. 33.
Mentissa, ae, v. Mentesanus.
* mentītĭo, ōnis, f. [mentior], a lying, deception, Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3 dub.
mentītus, a, um, Part., v. mentior fin. 2.
1. mento, ōnis, m. amplif. [mentum], one who has a long chin, long-chin, Arn. 3, 108.
2. Mento, ōnis, m. amplif. [id.], a Roman proper name. So C. Julius Mento, consul A. U. C. 323, Liv. 4, 26.
* Mentonŏmon, i, n., a part of the shore of the German Ocean, Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 35 (better reading Metonomon, Jan.).
Mentor, ŏris, m., = Μέντωρ.
mentŭla, ae, f., i. q. membrum virile, Cat. 20, 18, 21; 29, 14; 115, 8 et saep.; Mart. 6, 23, 2.
mentŭlātus, a, um, adj. [mentula], having a mentula (rare).
Comp.: Priapo mentulatior, Auct. Priap. 37.
1. mentum, i, n. [root men-, min-, to project; cf.: minae, minari, etc.], the chin of persons and animals; also, the chin with the hair that grows on it, the beard.
‡ 2. mentum dicebant, quod nos commentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.