Μήνη

See also: μήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *me(n)ses- (“moon, month”), probably from Proto-Indo-European base *me- (“to measure”). Cognate with Persian ماه‎ (mâh), Old Armenian ամիս (amis, “month”), Latin mensis (month), Old Church Slavonic месеци (meseci), Latvian mēnesis, Dutch maan, Welsh mis, Breton miz (month).

Proper noun

Μήνη • (Mḗnē) f (genitive Μήνης); first declension

  1. The Moon.
    δία Σελήνη, ταυρόκερως Μήνη
    divine Selene, with the horns of the bull
    —(Orphic Hymn 8 to Σελήνη)
    Μήσατο δ' άλλην γαίαν απείρατον,
    ήντε Σελήνην αθάνατοι κλήζουσιν,
    επιχθόνιοι δέ τε Μήνην
    He (God) created another endless earth (heavenly body)
    which the immortal (gods) call Selene,
    and they who live on the Earth (call) Μήνη (Mene).
    —(Orphic fragment 9 – Procl. in Timaeus)

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Μήνη; τῆς Μήνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μήνη
hē Mḗnē
Genitive τῆς Μήνης
tês Mḗnēs
Dative τῇ Μήνῃ
têi Mḗnēi
Accusative τὴν Μήνην
tḕn Mḗnēn
Vocative Μήνη
Mḗnē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants
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