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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