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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.

Noun

*méns f

  1. month
  2. the visible moon

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *méns
Genitive *mḗnsos
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); μής (mḗs); μεύς (meús)
    • Greek: μήνας (mínas)
    • Mariupol Greek: ми́на (mína)
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