Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēnōþs

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

    From pre-Germanic *meh₁n-ot-s, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (month, moon), related to *mēnô.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.nɔːθs/

    Noun

    *mēnōþs m[1]

    1. month

    Inflection

    Declension of *mēnōþs (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *mēnōþs *mēnōþiz
    vocative *mēnōþ *mēnōþiz
    accusative *mēnōþų *mēnōþunz
    genitive *mēnōþiz *mēnōþǫ̂
    dative *mēnōþi *mēnōþumaz
    instrumental *mēnōþē *mēnōþumiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mēnōþ-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365