Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ménos

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

    From *men- (“to think; mind”) +‎ *-os.

    Noun

    *ménos n (oblique stem *ménes-)[1]

    1. mind
    2. thought

    Inflection

    Athematic, acrostatic
    singular
    nominative *ménos
    genitive *ménesos
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ménos *ménesih₁ *ménōs
    vocative *ménos *ménesih₁ *ménōs
    accusative *ménos *ménesih₁ *ménōs
    genitive *ménesos *? *ménesoHom
    ablative *ménesos *? *ménesmos, *ménesbʰos
    dative *ménesey *? *ménesmos, *ménesbʰos
    locative *ménes, *ménesi *? *ménesu
    instrumental *ménesh₁ *? *ménesmis, *ménesbʰis

    Derived terms

    • *dus-men-ēs (“hostile”)[1] (with *dus- (“bad”))
    • *h₁su-men-ēs (“benevolent”)[1] (with *h₁su- (“good”))
    • *menes-wéh₂[2]
      • Proto-Italic: *Menezwā

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mánas (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *ménos

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μένος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 930-931
    2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “Minerva”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 380-381
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