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. sense, understanding

Declension

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

Related terms

• *menman
  • Gaulish: menman

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *menw
  • Middle Breton: meno
    • Breton: meno
  • Middle Welsh: mynw
    • Welsh: mynw
• Old Irish: menmae
  • Middle Irish: menma
    • Irish: meanma
    • Scottish Gaelic: meanma

References

• Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales