μήνας
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
Compare Mariupol Greek ми́на (mína).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
μήνας • (mínas) m (plural μήνες)
- month
- μήνας μπαίνει, μήνας βγαίνει ― mínas baínei, mínas vgaínei ― month in, month out
Declension edit
declension of μήνας
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- εβδομάδα f (evdomáda, “week”)
- έτος n (étos, “year”)
- ημέρα f (iméra, “day”)
- χρόνος m (chrónos, “year”)
- ώρα f (óra, “hour”)
Related terms edit
- καλό μήνα (kaló mína, literally “good month”) (a greeting for the new month)
- -μηνο (-mino)
- -μηνος (-minos, “month(s)”, adjectival suffix)
- μηνιαίος (miniaíos, “monthly”, adjective)
- μηνιάτικο n (miniátiko, “monthly salary, etc”)
- μηνιάτικος (miniátikos, “monthly”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- μήνας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.