English

Proper noun

Mentor

1. (Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus's son Telemachus, while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy

Translations

Anagrams

• meront, Merton, metron

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Mentor m

1. mentor

English

Noun

mentor ‎(plural mentors)

1. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Translations

Verb

mentor ‎(third-person singular simple present mentors, present participle mentoring, simple past and past participle mentored)

1. (transitive) To act as someone's mentor

Translations

Related terms

• mentee

See also

• coach
• nestor
• sponsor
• Article on the etymology and history of the word “mentor” on languagehat.com

Anagrams

• meront, Merton, metron

References

1. ↑ "mentor, n.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2013, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/116575?rskey=EAtx24&result=1&isAdvanced=false.
2. ↑ "mentor (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. 2013. Douglas Harper. 2 September 2013, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=mentor.

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ ‎(Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛntər/, [ˈmɛntˢɐ]

Noun

mentor c (singular definite mentoren, plural indefinite mentorer)

1. mentor

Inflection

Synonyms

• læremester
• vejleder

External links

• mentor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the Homeric mythological figure Mentor

Noun

mentor m ‎(plural mentors or mentoren, diminutive mentortje n)

1. A mentor, wise/grey adviser, tutor etc.

Synonyms

• raadsman m
• leidsman m, gids m

Derived terms

• mentorspan n

French

Noun

mentor m ‎(plural mentors)

1. mentor, guide

Anagrams

• monter
• montre, montré

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ ‎(Méntōr, “Mentor”)

Noun

mentor m ‎(definite singular mentoren, indefinite plural mentorer, definite plural mentorene)

1. a mentor

References

• “mentor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

mentor m (plural mentores, feminine mentora, feminine plural mentoras)

1. mentor (a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher)

Related terms

• mente

Spanish

Noun

mentor m ‎(plural mentores)

1. mentor

Swedish

Noun

mentor c

1. A mentor

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowing from English mentor.

Noun

mentor m (plural mentoriaid)

1. mentor

Mutation

References

• “mentor” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.
• Definition of 'mentor' from the BBC.
• Alternative definition of the source of 'mentor' from Peer Resources.