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mantema
manteti
pr 1st pl of manteti (verb); imp 1st pl of manteti (verb); opt 1st pl of manteti (verb)
- advises; consults; counsels (with)
- considers; thinks over; is of the opinion
- discusses; deliberates; confers (with)
- chats; talks; converses
Built from
- man — root · think, hold
The root √man carries the sense of mental grasping or holding. Cognate with Sanskrit manyate 'thinks', Latin mens 'mind', English man (one who thinks) and mind.
- te — ending · 3rd singular present
The ending -te marks 3rd singular (or 1st plural in this context, depending on inflection) present indicative, middle voice. Here it indicates the action is directed or reflexive.
- ti — ending · present stem marker
The suffix -ti/-teti forms the present stem, extended from the root √man, and carries the iterative or durative sense of 'advising' or 'thinking over repeatedly'.
Etymology. From √man (think, consider), cognate with Sanskrit manyate, Latin mens (mind), English man and mind. The root expresses the concrete image of 'holding' or 'grasping in thought', which abstracts to deliberation and counsel.