Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menmens
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Proto-Celtic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *memonai (“to remember”), Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, remember”), Ancient Greek μέμονα (mémona), Sanskrit मन्मन् (mánman, “thought, wisdom”).
Noun[edit]
*menmens m[1]
Declension[edit]
Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *menmens | *menmene | *menmenes |
vocative | *menmens | *menmene | *menmenes |
accusative | *menmenam | *menmene | *menmenams |
genitive | *menmenos | *menmenou | *menmenom |
dative | *menmenei | *menmenobom | *menmenobos |
locative | *menmeni | — | — |
instrumental | *menmene? | *menmenobim | *menmenobis |
Descendants[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- *menman
- Gaulish: menman
References[edit]
- ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, pages 172-173