Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/méns

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).[1]

Noun

*méns f

  1. month
  2. the visible moon

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
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

  • Ancient Greek: μείς (meís), μήν (mḗn) — Attic, μής (mḗs) — Laconian, μεύς (meús) — Elean
    • Greek: μήνας (mínas)
    • Mariupol Greek: ми́на (mína)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀕𐀜 (me-no)

References

  1. ^ 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
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