Menes

See also: menes, mènes, ménes, and menés

English

Palette displaying the pharaoh nꜥr-mr, often identified with Menes.

Etymology

From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian (mnj).

Proper noun

Menes

1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt.

Translations

uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt

• Egyptian: (mnj)
• French: Ménès m
• Greek: Μήνης (el) (Mínis)
  • Ancient: Μήνης (Mḗnēs)
• Latin: Mēnēs
• Portuguese Menés m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), from Egyptian (mnj).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.neːs/, [ˈmeːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.nes/, [ˈmɛːnes]

Proper noun

Mēnēs m sg (genitive Mēnis); third declension

1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mēnēs
genitive	Mēnis
dative	Mēnī
accusative	Mēnem Mēnēn
ablative	Mēne
vocative	Mēnēs

Descendants

• → English: Menes
• → French: Ménès
• → Portuguese: Menés