μήνας
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
Compare Mariupol Greek ми́на (mína).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μήνας • (mínas) m (plural μήνες)
- month
- μήνας μπαίνει, μήνας βγαίνει ― mínas baínei, mínas vgaínei ― month in, month out
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | μήνας (mínas) | μήνες (mínes) |
genitive | μήνα (mína) | μηνών (minón) |
accusative | μήνα (mína) | μήνες (mínes) |
vocative | μήνα (mína) | μήνες (mínes) |
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- εβδομάδα f (evdomáda, “week”)
- έτος n (étos, “year”)
- ημέρα f (iméra, “day”)
- χρόνος m (chrónos, “year”)
- ώρα f (óra, “hour”)
Related terms
[edit]- καλό μήνα (kaló mína, literally “good month”) (a greeting for the new month)
- -μηνο (-mino)
- -μηνος (-minos, “month(s)”, adjectival suffix)
- μηνιαίος (miniaíos, “monthly”, adjective)
- μηνιάτικο n (miniátiko, “monthly salary, etc”)
- μηνιάτικος (miniátikos, “monthly”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- μήνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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