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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
Compare Mariupol Greek ми́на (mína).
Pronunciation
Noun
μήνας • (mínas) m (plural μήνες)
- month
- μήνας μπαίνει, μήνας βγαίνει ― mínas baínei, mínas vgaínei ― month in, month out
Declension
Synonyms
- (abbreviation) μηνη (mini, “months”) e.g., 6μηνη (“6-months”), 24μηνη (“24-months”)
Coordinate terms
- καλό μήνα (kaló mína, literally “good month”) (a greeting for the new month)
- -μηνο (-mino)
- -μηνος (-minos, “month(s)”, adjectival suffix)
- μηνιαίος (miniaíos, “monthly”, adjective)
- μηνιάτικο n (miniátiko, “monthly salary, etc”)
- μηνιάτικος (miniátikos, “monthly”, adjective)
Further reading
- “μήνας”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998