Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mn̥tós

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 1

From *men- (to think) +‎ *-tós (verbal adjective suffix).

Adjective

*mn̥tós[1]

  1. thought
Inflection
Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *mn̥tós *mn̥téh₂
genitive *mn̥tósyo *mn̥téh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥tós *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóes
vocative *mn̥té *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóes
accusative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóms
genitive *mn̥tósyo *? *mn̥tóHom
ablative *mn̥téad *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
dative *mn̥tóey *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
locative *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy *? *mn̥tóysu
instrumental *mn̥tóh₁ *? *mn̥tṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥téh₂ *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂es
vocative *mn̥téh₂ *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂es
accusative *mn̥tā́m *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂m̥s
genitive *mn̥téh₂s *? *mn̥téh₂oHom
ablative *mn̥téh₂s *? *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos
dative *mn̥téh₂ey *? *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos
locative *mn̥téh₂, *mn̥téh₂i *? *mn̥téh₂su
instrumental *mn̥téh₂h₁ *? *mn̥téh₂mis, *mn̥téh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
vocative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
accusative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
genitive *mn̥tósyo *? *mn̥tóHom
ablative *mn̥téad *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
dative *mn̥tóey *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
locative *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy *? *mn̥tóysu
instrumental *mn̥tóh₁ *? *mn̥tṓys
Descendants
  • Proto-Hellenic: *mətós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *matás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *matás
  • Proto-Italic: *məntos

Etymology 2

From *men- (to protrude) +‎ *-tós (verbal adjective suffix).

Adjective

*mn̥tós[2]

  1. protruding, standing out
Inflection
Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *mn̥tós *mn̥téh₂
genitive *mn̥tósyo *mn̥téh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥tós *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóes
vocative *mn̥té *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóes
accusative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóh₁ *mn̥tóms
genitive *mn̥tósyo *? *mn̥tóHom
ablative *mn̥téad *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
dative *mn̥tóey *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
locative *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy *? *mn̥tóysu
instrumental *mn̥tóh₁ *? *mn̥tṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥téh₂ *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂es
vocative *mn̥téh₂ *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂es
accusative *mn̥tā́m *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) *mn̥téh₂m̥s
genitive *mn̥téh₂s *? *mn̥téh₂oHom
ablative *mn̥téh₂s *? *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos
dative *mn̥téh₂ey *? *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos
locative *mn̥téh₂, *mn̥téh₂i *? *mn̥téh₂su
instrumental *mn̥téh₂h₁ *? *mn̥téh₂mis, *mn̥téh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
vocative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
accusative *mn̥tóm *mn̥tóy(h₁) *mn̥téh₂
genitive *mn̥tósyo *? *mn̥tóHom
ablative *mn̥téad *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
dative *mn̥tóey *? *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos
locative *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy *? *mn̥tóysu
instrumental *mn̥tóh₁ *? *mn̥tṓys
Descendants
  • Proto-Celtic: *manto- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *məntom
  • Proto-Germanic: *munþaz (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αὐτόματος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mentum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373