Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mḗn

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Cognates with a different ablaut:

    Suffix

    *(Ø)-mḗn m

    1. Creates agent nouns from verbs.

    Inflection

    See *-mṓ for the conditions under which the -m- in this suffix is lost in the oblique cases.

    Athematic, hysterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *(Ø)-mḗn
    genitive *(Ø)-(m)nés
    singular dual plural
    nominative *(Ø)-mḗn *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménes
    vocative *(Ø)-mén *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménes
    accusative *(Ø)-ménm̥ *(Ø)-ménh₁(e) *(Ø)-ménm̥s
    genitive *(Ø)-(m)nés *? *(Ø)-(m)nóHom
    ablative *(Ø)-(m)nés *? *(Ø)-(m)n̥mós, *(Ø)-(m)n̥bʰós
    dative *(Ø)-(m)néy *? *(Ø)-(m)n̥mós, *(Ø)-(m)n̥bʰós
    locative *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni *? *(Ø)-(m)n̥sú
    instrumental *(Ø)-(m)néh₁ *? *(Ø)-(m)n̥mís, *(Ø)-(m)n̥bʰís

    Derived terms

    Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-mḗn
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰudʰmḗn
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/poh₂imḗn
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