Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/méntis
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Proto-Indo-European[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *men- (“to think”) + *-tis.
Noun[edit]
*méntis f (oblique stem *mn̥téy-)
Inflection[edit]
Athematic, proterokinetic | |||
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singular | |||
nominative | *méntis | ||
genitive | *mn̥téys | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *méntis | *méntih₁(e) | *ménteyes |
vocative | *ménti | *méntih₁(e) | *ménteyes |
accusative | *méntim | *méntih₁(e) | *méntims |
genitive | *mn̥téys | *? | *mn̥téyoHom |
ablative | *mn̥téys | *? | *mn̥tímos |
dative | *mn̥téyey | *? | *mn̥tímos |
locative | *mn̥téy, *mn̥tḗy | *? | *mn̥tísu |
instrumental | *mn̥tíh₁ | *? | *mn̥tíbʰi |
Descendants[edit]
- Balto-Slavic: *mintis
- Germanic: *mundiz (see there for further descendants)
- Hellenic:
- Indo-Iranian: *matíš (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press