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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