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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mḗn

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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Cognates with a different ablaut:

Suffix

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*(Ø)-mḗn m

  1. Creates agent nouns from verbs.

Inflection

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Athematic, hysterokinetic
singular
nominative *(Ø)-mḗn
genitive *(Ø)-m̥nés
singular dual plural
nominative *(Ø)-mḗn *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménes
vocative *(Ø)-mén *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménes
accusative *(Ø)-ménm̥ *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménm̥s
genitive *(Ø)-m̥nés *? *(Ø)-m̥nóHom
ablative *(Ø)-m̥nés *? *(Ø)-mn̥mós, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰós
dative *(Ø)-m̥néy *? *(Ø)-mn̥mós, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰós
locative *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni *? *(Ø)-mn̥sú
instrumental *(Ø)-m̥néh₁ *? *(Ø)-mn̥mís, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰís

Derived terms

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Category Proto-Indo-European nouns suffixed with *-mḗn not found