LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

mendum

mendum n (genitive mendī)

Meaning

  1. neuterfault, error, blunder (of writing)
  2. neuterblemish, defect (of the body)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemendummenda
genitivemendīmendōrum
dativemendōmendīs
accusativemendummenda
ablativemendōmendīs
vocativemendummenda

mendum, i, n. Sanscr. manāk, a little; mindā, a defect; cf.: mancus, mendicus,
I. a fault, error, blunder in writing (class.).
I. Lit.: quod mendum ista litura correxit? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 104: librariorum, id. Att. 13, 23, 2.—
II. Trop.: Idus Martiae magnum mendum continent, mistake, error, Cic Att. 14, 22, 2.—
B. A blemish, defect, in the face, etc.: rara tamen mendo facies caret, Ov. A. A. 3, 261.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“physical defect, fault”), which de Vaan speculates to be derived from the root *men- (“to think”), with original sense "sign, mark". Cognates include Old Irish mennar (“blemish, stain”), mind (“sign”), Welsh man (“place”), Hittite [script needed] (mant-, “something harming”).

Quick answers

What does mendum mean in Latin?
mendum, a noun, means “fault, error, blunder (of writing); blemish, defect (of the body)”.
What is the genitive of mendum?
The genitive singular is mendī. mendum is neuter, second declension.