Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/méns
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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*méns f
Inflection
[edit]| Consonant stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *méns | ||
| Genitive | *mḗnsos | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *méns | *mḗnse | *mḗnses |
| Vocative | *méns | *mḗnse | *mḗnses |
| Accusative | *mḗnsə | *mḗnse | *mḗnsəs |
| Genitive | *mḗnsos | *mḗnsoyyun | *mḗnsōn |
| Dative | *mḗnsei | *mḗnsoyyun | *ménspʰi |
| Locative | *mḗnsi | ? | *mḗnsi |
| Instrumental | *mḗnsē | ? | *ménspʰi |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: μείς (meís), μήν (mḗn) — Attic, μής (mḗs) — Laconian, μεύς (meús) — Elean
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀕𐀜 (me-no)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήν 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 945