Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menmens

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *memonai (“to remember”), Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, remember”), Ancient Greek μέμονα (mémona), Sanskrit मन्मन् (mánman, “thought, wisdom”).

Noun

*menmens m[1]

  1. sense, understanding

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *menmens *menmene *menmenes
vocative *menmens *menmene *menmenes
accusative *menmenam *menmene *menmenans
genitive *menmenos *menmenou *menmenom
dative *menmenei *menmenobom *menmenobos
locative *menmeni — —
instrumental *menmene? *menmenobim *menmenobis
  • *menman
    • Gaulish: menman

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, pages 172-173
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