Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/mentis
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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
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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méntis, from *men- + *-tis.[1]
Noun
[edit]*mentis
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mentis | *mentēs |
| vocative | *mentis | *mentēs |
| accusative | *mentim | *mentins |
| genitive | *menteis | *mentjom |
| dative | *mentei | *mentiβos |
| ablative | *mentīd | *mentiβos |
| locative | *mentei | *mentiβos |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: mēns f (“mind, thought”)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “mēns, mentis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 372-3