MENSA, mensa
Sounds Like: MEN-sah
Translations: table, a table, meal, a meal, course, a course, altar, a altar
From the root: MENSA
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Mensa is a Latin noun primarily meaning 'table'. It can refer to a physical piece of furniture used for eating or other activities. In a broader sense, it can also denote a 'meal' or 'course' of food served on a table. Additionally, in a religious context, it can refer to an 'altar' or a sacred table.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Vocative, or Ablative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, MENSA.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- MENSAM — table, a table
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