mentior: all forms
mentior means “lie, speak falsely; pretend, imitate”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mentio | mentiam | |
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| 2nd singular | mentis | mentias | menti |
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| 3rd singular | mentit | mentiat | |
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| 1st plural | mentimus | mentiamus | |
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| 2nd plural | mentitis | mentiatis | mentite |
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| 3rd plural | mentiunt | mentiant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mentior | mentiar | |
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| 2nd singular | mentiris | mentiare · mentiaris | mentire |
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| 3rd singular | mentitur | mentiatur | |
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| 1st plural | mentimur | mentiamur | |
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| 2nd plural | mentimini | mentiamini | mentimini |
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| 3rd plural | mentiuntur | mentiantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | mentiebam | mentirem |
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| 2nd singular | mentiebas | mentires |
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| 3rd singular | mentiebat | mentiret |
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| 1st plural | mentiebamus | mentiremus |
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| 2nd plural | mentiebatis | mentiretis |
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| 3rd plural | mentiebant | mentirent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | mentiebar | mentirer |
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| 2nd singular | mentiebare · mentiebaris | mentirere · mentireris |
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| 3rd singular | mentiebatur | mentiretur |
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| 1st plural | mentiebamur | mentiremur |
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| 2nd plural | mentiebamini | mentiremini |
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| 3rd plural | mentiebantur | mentirentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mentiam | |
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| 2nd singular | menties | mentito |
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| 3rd singular | mentiet | mentito |
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| 1st plural | mentiemus | |
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| 2nd plural | mentietis | mentitote |
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| 3rd plural | mentient | mentiunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mentiar | |
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| 2nd singular | mentieris · mentiere | mentitor |
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| 3rd singular | mentietur | mentitor |
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| 1st plural | mentiemur | |
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| 2nd plural | mentiemini | |
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| 3rd plural | mentientur | mentiuntor |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | mentire | mentiri |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | mentiens |
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| Genitive | | mentientis |
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| Dative | | mentienti |
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| Accusative | mentiens | mentientem |
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| Ablative | | mentienti · mentiente |
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| Vocative | | mentiens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentientia | mentientes |
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| Genitive | | mentientium |
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| Dative | | mentientibus |
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| Accusative | mentientia | mentientes |
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| Ablative | | mentientibus |
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| Vocative | mentientia | mentientes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentiturus | mentitura | mentiturum | |
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| Genitive | mentituri | mentiturae | mentituri | |
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| Dative | mentituro | mentiturae | mentituro | |
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| Accusative | mentiturum | mentituram | mentiturum | |
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| Ablative | mentituro | mentitura | mentituro | |
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| Vocative | mentiture | mentitura | mentiturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentituri | mentiturae | mentitura | |
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| Genitive | mentiturorum | mentiturarum | mentiturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | mentituris |
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| Accusative | mentituros | mentituras | mentitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | mentituris |
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| Vocative | mentituri | mentiturae | mentitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentitus | mentita | mentitum | |
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| Genitive | mentiti | mentitae | mentiti | |
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| Dative | mentito | mentitae | mentito | |
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| Accusative | mentitum | mentitam | mentitum | |
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| Ablative | mentito | mentita | mentito | |
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| Vocative | mentite | mentita | mentitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentiti | mentitae | mentita | |
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| Genitive | mentitorum | mentitarum | mentitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | mentitis |
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| Accusative | mentitos | mentitas | mentita | |
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| Ablative | | | | mentitis |
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| Vocative | mentiti | mentitae | mentita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentiendus | mentienda | mentiendum | |
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| Genitive | mentiendi | mentiendae | mentiendi | |
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| Dative | mentiendo | mentiendae | mentiendo | |
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| Accusative | mentiendum | mentiendam | mentiendum | |
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| Ablative | mentiendo | mentienda | mentiendo | |
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| Vocative | mentiende | mentienda | mentiendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | mentiendi | mentiendae | mentienda | |
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| Genitive | mentiendorum | mentiendarum | mentiendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | mentiendis |
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| Accusative | mentiendos | mentiendas | mentienda | |
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| Ablative | | | | mentiendis |
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| Vocative | mentiendi | mentiendae | mentienda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | mentitum |
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| Ablative | mentitu |
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Meaning and examples of mentior
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.