Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/méns
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This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Hellenic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*méns f
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *méns | *mḗnse | *mḗnses |
| vocative | *méns | *mḗnse | *mḗnses |
| accusative | *mḗnsə | *mḗnse | *mḗnsəs |
| genitive | *mḗnsos | *mḗnsoyyun | *mḗnsōn |
| dative | *mḗnsei | *mḗnsoyyun | *ménspʰi |
| locative | *mḗnsi | — | *mḗnsi |
| instrumental | *mḗnsē | — | *ménspʰi |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: μείς (meís), μήν (mḗn) — Attic, μής (mḗs) — Laconian, μεύς (meús) — Elean
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀕𐀜 (me-no)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μήν 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 945
Categories:
- Proto-Hellenic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Hellenic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meh₁-
- Proto-Hellenic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Hellenic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *mḗh₁n̥s
- Proto-Hellenic lemmas
- Proto-Hellenic nouns
- Proto-Hellenic feminine nouns
- Proto-Hellenic consonant stem nouns