ὑμήν

See also: Ὑμήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁-. Cognates include Sanskrit स्यूमन् (syū́man), Old Prussian schumeno, and Hittite [script needed] (šumanza).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῠ̔μήν • (hŭmḗnm (genitive ῠ̔μένος); third declension

  1. thin skin, membrane
  2. seed vessel

Declension

Derived terms

  • ῠ̔μένῐνος (hŭménĭnos)
  • ῠ̔μένῐον (hŭménĭon)
  • ῠ̔μενοειδής (hŭmenoeidḗs)
  • ῠ̔μενόομαι (hŭmenóomai)
  • ῠ̔μενόπτερος (hŭmenópteros)
  • ῠ̔μενόστρᾰκος (hŭmenóstrăkos)
  • ῠ̔μενόω (hŭmenóō)
  • ῠ̔μενῶ (hŭmenô)
  • ῠ̔μενώδης (hŭmenṓdēs)

Descendants

  • French: hymen
    • English: hymen
    • Romanian: himen
    • Turkish: himen

References