Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mi-mn̥h₂-sḱe-, from the root *men- with inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō). Cognates include μνάομαι (mnáomai, to be mindful), Sanskrit अम्नासिषु (amnāsiṣu), मम्नौ (mamnau, remember, repeat in the mind, perfect).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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μῐμνήσκω (mimnḗskō)

  1. (active voice)
    1. (transitive) to remind [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of something’], to put in mind
    2. (transitive) to recall something to memory, to make famous
  2. (middle and passive voices)
    1. (transitive) to call to mind, to remember [with genitive or (less commonly) accusative ‘something, someone’]
      1. to remember [with infinitive ‘that ...’]
      2. (after Homer) to remember [with participle ‘doing’]
      3. (intransitive) to bear in mind, to not forget
    2. (transitive) to remember aloud, to mention [with genitive ‘something’]
    3. (transitive) to give heed to [with genitive ‘someone’]

Inflection

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