Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/memóne

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplicated perfect of the root *men- (to think, mind).

Verb[edit]

*memóne (stative)

  1. to think, to be mindful
  2. to remember

Inflection[edit]

Stative
3rd singular *memóne
3rd plural *memnḗr
Active voice Indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
1st singular *memónh₂e *meménoh₂ *memn̥yéh₁m̥
2nd singular *memónth₂e *memón, *memn̥dʰí *meménesi *memn̥yéh₁s
3rd singular *memóne *memóntu *meméneti *memn̥yéh₁t
1st dual *memn̥wé *meménowos *memnih₁wé
2nd dual *? *memn̥tóm *meménetes *memnih₁tóm
3rd dual *? *memn̥tā́m *meménetes *memnih₁tā́m
1st plural *memn̥mé *meménomos *memnih₁mé
2nd plural *memné *memn̥té *meménete *memnih₁té
3rd plural *memnḗr *memnéntu *meménonti *memnih₁ént
Participle *memn̥wṓs

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Germanic: *munaną
  • Hellenic:
  • Proto-Italic: *memonai