memento
memento · mementos · mementoes
пам'ятка, сувенір
сувенир
Erinnerung, Andenken, Mahnzeichen
A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or eventA keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
/məˈmɛntoʊ/
» I want a memento.
Meaning
1 sensesA keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.
Andenken, Erinnerung, Mahnzeichen
сувени́рsuvenír
сувені́рsuvenír, па́м'яткаpámʺjatka
More definitions
- a reminder of past events
Examples
4 sentencesI want a memento.
This ring is a memento from grandma.
deDieser Ring ist ein Andenken an meine Großmutter.
Tom gave me this necklace as a memento.
You gave me a lock of your hair as a memento.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
By meaning 1
a keepsake:
Deutsch
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).Borrowed from Latin mementō (“remember”), imperative form of meminī (“to remember”).
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Forms
plural: mementos / mementoesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a reminder of past events:souvenir
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmemento mori
Derivedmemento dollar