Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Related to the following masculine suffixes:
- *-mḗn (< **-mens) (e.g. Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”)).
- *-mṓ (< **-móns) (e.g. Latin sermō, Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn), Sanskrit अश्मन् (áśman)).
Suffix
*(é)-mn̥ n
- Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Inflection
| Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | collective | |||
| nominative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-mō | ||
| genitive | *(Ø)-méns | *(Ø)-m̥nés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | collective | |
| nominative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
| vocative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
| accusative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
| genitive | *(Ø)-méns | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥nés |
| ablative | *(Ø)-méns | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥nés |
| dative | *(Ø)-méney | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥néy |
| locative | *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni | *? | — | *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni |
| instrumental | *(Ø)-ménh₁ | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥néh₁ |
Derived terms
Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-mn̥
- *-mn-o-
- Proto-Hellenic: *-mnos
- Ancient Greek: -μνος (-mnos)
- Proto-Italic: *-mnos
- Latin: -mnus
- Proto-Hellenic: *-mnos
- *-mn̥-to-
Descendants
- Proto-Albanian: *-mā
- Albanian: -më
- Armenian:
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-men, *-min
- Proto-Slavic: *-mę
- Proto-Celtic: *-man, *-sman
- Proto-Germanic: *-mô (merged with *-mō)
- Proto-Hellenic: *-mə
- Ancient Greek: -μᾰ (-mă)
- Proto-Hellenic: *-men
- Ancient Greek: -μεν (-men) (Epic infinitive ending)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-ma (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *-mən
- Latin: -men
References
- Parvaz Karanjia, Ramiyar. Teach yourself Avesta. A beginner's guide to the script, grammar & language of the Zoroastrian scriptural texts. 2011, p. 40 (pdf online).