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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
- sense, understanding
Declension
| Masculine/feminine consonant stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*menmens
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*menmene
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*menmenes
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| vocative
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*menmens
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*menmene
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*menmenes
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| accusative
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*menmenam
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*menmene
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*menmenams
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| genitive
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*menmenos
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*menmenou
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*menmenom
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| dative
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*menmenei
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*menmenobom
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*menmenobos
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| locative
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*menmeni
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—
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—
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| instrumental
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*menmene?
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*menmenobim
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*menmenobis
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Descendants
References
- ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, pages 172-173
