Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menmens
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This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *memonai (“to remember”), Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, remember”), Ancient Greek μέμονα (mémona), Sanskrit मन्मन् (mánman, “thought, wisdom”).
Noun
[edit]*menmens m[1]
Declension
[edit]| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *menmens | *menmene | *menmenes |
| vocative | *menmens | *menmene | *menmenes |
| accusative | *menmenam | *menmene | *menmenams |
| genitive | *menmenos | *menmenou | *menmenom |
| dative | *menmenei | *menmenobom | *menmenobos |
| locative | *menmeni | — | — |
| instrumental | *menmene? | *menmenobim | *menmenobis |
Related terms
[edit]- *menman
- Gaulish: menman
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, pages 172-173