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 ‎ (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

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

Σελήνη (Selḗnē)

Related terms

μήνη (mḗnē)

Descendants

έμμηνος (émminos)
μήν (mín)
μήνις (mínis)
μηνίσκος (minískos)
μηνοειδής (minoeidís)