μήν

See also: μην

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *méns (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀜 (me-no), Latin mēnsis (“month”), and English moon, month.

Alternative forms

Noun

μήν • (mḗn) m (genitive μηνός); third declension

  1. Attic form of μείς (meís, “month”)
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ μήν; τοῦ μηνός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μήν
ho mḗn 		τὼ μῆνε
tṑ mêne 		οἱ μῆνες
hoi mênes
Genitive τοῦ μηνός
toû mēnós 		τοῖν μηνοῖν
toîn mēnoîn 		τῶν μηνῶν
tôn mēnôn
Dative τῷ μηνῐ́
tōî mēnĭ́ 		τοῖν μηνοῖν
toîn mēnoîn 		τοῖς μησῐ́ / μησῐ́ν
toîs mēsĭ́(n)
Accusative τὸν μῆνᾰ
tòn mênă 		τὼ μῆνε
tṑ mêne 		τοὺς μῆνᾰς
toùs mênăs
Vocative μήν
mḗn 		μῆνε
mêne 		μῆνες
mênes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
  • μηνολόγιον (mēnológion)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)me(h₂) (“really, true”). Cognate with Old Irish má (“if”), Sanskrit स्म (sma, “verily, assertive particle”).[1]

Alternative forms

Particle

μήν • (mḗn) (discourse particle)

  1. used to strengthen statements: verily, surely, truly, definitely
  2. (after other particles)
    1. (ἦ μήν) absolutely
    2. (καὶ μήν) used to introduce something new or convey affirmation
    3. (αλλὰ μήν) yet truly, on the other hand
    4. (οὐ μήν) certainly not
    5. (μήτε μήν) not even
  3. (after interrogatives, τί μήν) of course, naturally
  4. (after a negative) applies an adversative force
  • μέν (mén, “on the one hand; accordingly”)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήν 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 944-5

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