mentrestant

• mentretant (archaic)

From mentre +‎ estant, or possibly mentre +‎ tant with an adverbial -s inserted. Compare Spanish mientras tanto.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mən.tɾəsˈtan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mən.tɾəsˈtant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [men.tɾesˈtant]

mentrestant

1. meanwhile, in the meantime

   Synonyms: entretant, mentrimentres

• “mentrestant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “mentrestant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “mentrestant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007