Mensa Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Noun
  • 1.2 Anagrams
• 2 Italian
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Noun
• 3 Latin
  • 3.1 Pronunciation
  • 3.2 Noun
    • 3.2.1 Inflection
    • 3.2.2 Derived terms
    • 3.2.3 Descendants
• 4 Spanish
  • 4.1 Adjective

English

Noun

mensa (plural mensae)

1. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.

Anagrams

• amens
• manes
• manse
• means
• names

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mēnsa (“table”).

Noun

mensa f. (plural mense)

1. refectory
2. a meal, food on the table
3. a table
4. (rare) a Christian altar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmeːn.sa/

Noun

mēnsa (genitive mēnsae); f, first declension

1. A table.
2. A table of food; meal, course, feast.
3. A sacrificial table, altar.
4. vocative singular of mēnsa

mēnsā f.

1. ablative singular of mēnsa

Inflection

Derived terms

• mēnsārius

Descendants

Spanish

Adjective

mensa f. (feminine plural mensas)

1. feminine form of menso

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