μνάομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mneh₂- (“to remind”), which is generally thought to be a root extension of *men- (“to remember, mind”). The term may be more specifically derived from Proto-Indo-European *mnéh₂-ye-tor, which itself may be the source of Sanskrit mnāyate. However, Beekes argues that the term was probably secondarily formed after the aorist μνησάμην (mnēsámēn).[1] According to the LIV, it may also be explained as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mnéh₂-ti, whence also perhaps Luwian [script needed] (manāti) and Sanskrit manati (“remember, repeat in the mind”).[2]
Compare μαίνομαι (maínomai), μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō), as well as Sanskrit मन्यते (mányate), Sanskrit म्ना (mnā), Old Church Slavonic мьнѣти (mĭněti) and Lithuanian miniu.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mná.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmna.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmna.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmna.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmna.o.me/
Verb
μνάομαι • (mnáomai)
Usage notes
- The term is only used in the present and imperfect, excluding the Epic aorist form μνήσατο (mnḗsato).
- The Epic second-person singular present active form μνάᾳ (mnáāi) and the participle μνωόμενος (mnōómenos) are attested.
- The Ionic participle forms μνώμενος (mnṓmenos) and μνεώμενος (mneṓmenos) are attested. The Ionic imperfect form μνώοντο (mnṓonto), imperative form μνώεο (mnṓeo), and the optative μνώοιο (mnṓoio) are also attested.
Inflection
Present: μνᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | μνᾰ́ομαι | μνᾰ́ῃ, μνᾰ́ει |
μνᾰ́εται | μνᾰ́εσθον | μνᾰ́εσθον | μνᾰόμεθᾰ | μνᾰ́εσθε | μνᾰ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | μνᾰ́ωμαι | μνᾰ́ῃ | μνᾰ́ηται | μνᾰ́ησθον | μνᾰ́ησθον | μνᾰώμεθᾰ | μνᾰ́ησθε | μνᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | μνᾰοίμην | μνᾰ́οιο | μνᾰ́οιτο | μνᾰ́οισθον | μνᾰοίσθην | μνᾰοίμεθᾰ | μνᾰ́οισθε | μνᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | μνᾰ́ου | μνᾰέσθω | μνᾰ́εσθον | μνᾰέσθων | μνᾰ́εσθε | μνᾰέσθων | |||||||
| middle/ | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μνᾰ́εσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μνᾰόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | μνᾰομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | μνᾰόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Present: μνῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | μνῶμαι | μνᾷ | μνᾶται | μνᾶσθον | μνᾶσθον | μνώμεθᾰ | μνᾶσθε | μνῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | μνῶμαι | μνᾷ | μνᾶται | μνᾶσθον | μνᾶσθον | μνώμεθᾰ | μνᾶσθε | μνῶνται | |||||
| optative | μνῴμην | μνῷο | μνῷτο | μνῷσθον | μνῴσθην | μνῴμεθᾰ | μνῷσθε | μνῷντο | |||||
| imperative | μνῶ | μνᾱ́σθω | μνᾶσθον | μνᾱ́σθων | μνᾶσθε | μνᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| middle/ | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μνᾶσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μνώμενος | |||||||||||
| f | μνωμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | μνώμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Imperfect: ἐμνᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐμνᾰόμην | ἐμνᾰ́ου | ἐμνᾰ́ετο | ἐμνᾰ́εσθον | ἐμνᾰέσθην | ἐμνᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐμνᾰ́εσθε | ἐμνᾰ́οντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Imperfect: ἐμνώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐμνώμην | ἐμνῶ | ἐμνᾶτο | ἐμνᾶσθον | ἐμνᾱ́σθην | ἐμνώμεθᾰ | ἐμνᾶσθε | ἐμνῶντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Imperfect: μνᾰόμην (Epic, uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | μνᾰόμην | μνᾰ́εο, μνᾰ́ευ |
μνᾰ́ετο | μνᾰ́εσθον | μνᾰέσθην | μνᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ | μνᾰ́εσθε | μνᾰ́οντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Imperfect: μνώμην (Epic, contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | μνώμην | μνῶ | μνᾶτο | μνᾶσθον | μνᾱ́σθην | μνώμε(σ)θᾰ | μνᾶσθε | μνῶντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Imperfect: μνασκόμην (Ionic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | μνασκόμην | μνάσκεο, μνάσκευ |
μνάσκετο | μνάσκεσθον | μνασκέσθην | μνασκόμεθᾰ | μνάσκεσθε | μνάσκοντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Aorist: μνησᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | μνησᾰ́μην | μνήσω | μνήσᾰτο | μνήσᾰσθον | μνησᾰ́σθην | μνησᾰ́μεθᾰ | μνήσᾰσθε | μνήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | μνήσωμαι | μνήσηαι | μνήσηται | μνήσησθον | μνήσησθον | μνησώμεθᾰ | μνήσησθε | μνήσωνται | |||||
| optative | μνησαίμην | μνήσαιο | μνήσαιτο | μνήσαισθον | μνησαίσθην | μνησαίμεθᾰ | μνήσαισθε | μνήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | μνῆσαι | μνησᾰ́σθω | μνήσᾰσθον | μνησᾰ́σθων | μνήσᾰσθε | μνησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μνήσᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μνησᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | μνησᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | μνησᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
| ||||||||||||
Synonyms
- μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō)
Derived terms
- Ἀείμνηστος (Aeímnēstos)
- ἀμνημονέω (amnēmonéō)
- ἀμνημοσύνη (amnēmosúnē)
- ἀμνήμων (amnḗmōn)
- ἀμνησία (amnēsía)
- ἀμνηστέω (amnēstéō)
- ἀμνηστία (amnēstía)
- ἄμνηστος (ámnēstos)
- Ἀρίμνηστος (Arímnēstos)
- Μνασέας (Mnaséas)
- μνῆμα (mnêma)
- μνημάδιον (mnēmádion)
- μνηματίτης (mnēmatítēs)
- μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon)
- μνήμενος (mnḗmenos)
- μνήμη (mnḗmē)
- μνημονεύω (mnēmoneúō)
- μνημονικός (mnēmonikós)
- μνημοσύνη (mnēmosúnē)
- μνημόσυνον (mnēmósunon)
- μνήμων (mnḗmōn)
- Μνήσαρχος (Mnḗsarkhos)
- μνησιδωρέω (mnēsidōréō)
- μνησίθεος (mnēsítheos)
- Μνησίθεος (Mnēsítheos)
- μνησικακέω (mnēsikakéō)
- μνησικακία (mnēsikakía)
- Μνησικλῆς (Mnēsiklês)
- Μνῆσος (Mnêsos)
- μνηστεία (mnēsteía)
- μνήστειρα (mnḗsteira)
- μνηστεύω (mnēsteúō)
- μνηστήρ (mnēstḗr)
- μνῆστις (mnêstis)
- μνῆστρον (mnêstron)
- μνηστύς (mnēstús)
- μνηστώρ (mnēstṓr)
- πολυμνηστός (polumnēstós)
- προμνάομαι (promnáomai)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μνάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 960
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*mneh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 447
Further reading
- “μνάομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μνάομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “μνάομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μνάομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μνάομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “μνάομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3415 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- μνάομαι, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011