Menes

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See also: menes, mènes, ménes, and menés

English

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Palette displaying the pharaoh nꜥr-mr, often identified with Menes.

Etymology

From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian
Y5
N35
M17
(mnj).

Proper noun

Menes

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), from Egyptian
Y5
N35
M17
(mnj).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mēnēs m sg (genitive Mēnis); third declension

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Mēnēs
genitive Mēnis
dative Mēnī
accusative Mēnem
Mēnēn
ablative Mēne
vocative Mēnēs

Descendants

  • English: Menes
  • French: Ménès
  • Portuguese: Menés