Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/mēns
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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
Noun
[edit]*mēns m[1]
Declension
[edit]| consonant stemDeclension of *mēns (consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *mēns | *mēnses |
| vocative | *mēns | *mēnses |
| accusative | *mēnsem | *mēnsens |
| genitive | *mēnses, mēnsos | *mēnsom |
| dative | *mēnsei | *mēnsβos |
| ablative | *mēnsi? mēnse? | *mēnsβos |
| locative | *mēnsi? mēnse? | *mēnsβos |
Descendants
[edit]This word does not survive as is in any Italic language; it was reformed as an *mēnsis in Latin and *mēnsens in Sabellic.
- Latin: mēnsis (see there for further descendants)
- Sabellic:
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mēnsis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373