# mentor
## English
### Etymology

From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, shares the same root as English mind. Cognate to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”) and Latin monitor (“one who admonishes”), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (compare Latin moneō (“to warn”), causative form of *men- (“to think”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmɛn.tɔː/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈmɛn.toɹ/, /ˈmɛn.tɚ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈmen.toː/
* (Indic) IPA: /ˈmen.ʈə(ɾ)/, /ˈmen.ʈoː(ɾ)/
* (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈmɛn.toə/
* (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈmɛn.to(ː)ɹ/
* Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ), -ɛntɔː(ɹ)

### Noun

mentor (plural mentors)
* A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
** 2006, Lisa Johnson, Mind Your X's and Y's:Many mentors claim that they would work with the vocationers for free because of the sense of satisfaction the interaction provides.
** 2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

#### Derived terms

* e-mentor
* e-mentorship
* mentorship
* mentoress, mentress
* mentrix

#### Translations
### Verb

mentor (third-person singular simple present mentors, present participle mentoring, simple past and past participle mentored)
* (transitive) To act as someone's mentor.
** 2008 September 8, Richard Halloran, “Japan’s rapid succession of prime ministers belies its global role”, in Taipei Times‎, Taipai, page 9:After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.
** 2016 September 16, Soledad O'Brien, “Soledad O'Brien: We Should Rethink What Mentoring Means”, in Time‎:I want to get people motivated about mentoring students, to help them get excited about staying in school, finding their passion, and starting a career.

#### Translations
### Related terms

* mentee

### See also

* coach
* nestor
* sponsor

### References

* ↑ "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.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mentor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Further reading

* Article on the etymology and history of the word “mentor” on languagehat.com

### Anagrams

* Morten, meront, termon, Ermont, montre, Merton, Monter, tormen, Termon, metron

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English mentor.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: men‧tor

### Noun

mentor
* a mentor; a wise and trusted counselor or teacher

### Verb

mentor
* to act as a mentor

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:mentor.

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛntər/, [ˈmɛntˢɐ]

### Noun

mentor c (singular definite mentoren, plural indefinite mentorer)
* mentor

#### Synonyms

* læremester
* vejleder

#### Further reading

* mentor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛn.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: men‧tor

### Noun

mentor m (plural mentors or mentoren, diminutive mentortje n, feminine mentrix)
* a mentor, wise/grey adviser, tutor etc.

#### Synonyms

* raadsman m
* leidsman m, gids m

#### Derived terms

* mentorspan n

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: mentor
* → Papiamentu: mèntòr

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑ̃.tɔʁ/

### Noun

mentor m (plural mentors)
* mentor, guide

### Further reading

* “mentor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* monter
* montre, montré

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mentor, from French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈmɛntor/ [ˈmɛn.t̪or]
* Rhymes: -ɛntor
* Syllabification: men‧tor

### Noun

mentor (plural mentor-mentor)
* (education) mentor
    Synonyms: pembimbing, pengasuh

#### Derived terms

* dimentori
* mementori
* pementoran

### Further reading

* “mentor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”).

### Noun

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

### References

* “mentor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mẽˈtoʁ/ [mẽˈtoh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mẽˈtoʁ/ [mẽˈtoh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /mẽˈtoɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mẽˈtoʁ/ [mẽˈtoχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mẽˈtoɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mẽˈtoɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mẽˈtoɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mẽˈto.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: men‧tor

### Noun

mentor m (plural mentores, feminine mentora, feminine plural mentoras)
* mentor (a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher)

#### Related terms

* mente

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French mentor, from Latin mentor.

### Noun

mentor m (plural mentori)
* mentor

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece may share the same root as English mind, would mean that mentor ultimately descends from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /menˈtoɾ/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪oɾ]
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: men‧tor

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* mentoría

### Further reading

* “mentor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

mentor c
* A mentor

#### Declension
### Anagrams

* monter

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From English mentor.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [mɛn˧˧ təː˨˩]
* (Huế) IPA: [mɛŋ˧˧ təː˦˩]
* (Saigon) IPA: [mɛŋ˧˧ təː˨˩]
* Phonetic spelling: men tờ

### Noun

mentor
* mentor
    tìm mentor ― to find a mentor

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English mentor.

### Noun

mentor m (plural mentoriaid)
* mentor

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mentor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* Definition of 'mentor' from the BBC.
* Alternative definition of the source of 'mentor' from Peer Resources.