Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēnô

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 Proto-Indo-European *méh₁nōs, from *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Originally s-stem, later remodeled as n-stem based on nominative singular.[1] Cognate with Lithuanian mė́nuo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.nɔːː/

    Noun

    *mēnô m[1]

    1. moon

    Inflection

    Declension of *mēnô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *mēnô *mēnaniz
    vocative *mēnô *mēnaniz
    accusative *mēnanų *mēnanunz
    genitive *mēniniz *mēnanǫ̂
    dative *mēnini *mēnammaz
    instrumental *mēninē *mēnammiz

    Derived terms

    • *Mēnô (“the moon personified as a god”)

    Descendants

    References

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