"μήν" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mɛ̌ːn/, /min/, /min/, /mɛ̌ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /min/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /min/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /min/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *méns (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Latin mēnsis (“month”), and English moon, month. Etymology templates: {{etymid|grc|month}}, {{root|grc|ine-pro|*meh₁-}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*méns|t=month}} Proto-Hellenic *méns (“month”), {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*mḗh₁n̥s|t=moon, month}} Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), {{cog|la|mēnsis|t=month}} Latin mēnsis (“month”), {{cog|en|moon}} English moon Head templates: {{grc-noun|μηνός|m|third}} μήν • (mḗn) m (genitive μηνός); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μήν|μηνός|dial=att}} Forms: mḗn [romanization], μηνός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ μήν [nominative, singular], τὼ μῆνε [dual, nominative], οἱ μῆνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ μηνός [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηνοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηνῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ μηνῐ́ [dative, singular], τοῖν μηνοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς μησῐ́ [dative, plural], μησῐ́ν [dative, plural], toîs mēsí [dative, plural], toîs mēsín [dative, plural], τὸν μῆνᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ μῆνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς μῆνᾰς [accusative, plural], μήν [singular, vocative], μῆνε [dual, vocative], μῆνες [plural, vocative]
  1. Attic form of μείς (meís, “month”) Tags: Attic, alt-of Alternative form of: μείς (extra: meís, “month”) Synonyms: μείς (meís), μής (mḗs) [Laconian], μεύς — Elean (meús) Derived forms: μηνολόγιον (mēnológion)
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-noun-eivDbfUS Categories (other): Ancient Greek discourse particles, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek particles Disambiguation of Ancient Greek discourse particles: 30 18 0 13 4 4 3 12 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 22 0 11 4 3 2 8 24 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek particles: 31 18 0 14 4 4 3 10 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /mɛ̌ːn/, /min/, /min/, /mɛ̌ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /min/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /min/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /min/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mḗn [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *(s)me(h₂) (“really, true”). Cognate with Old Irish má (“if”), Sanskrit स्म (sma, “verily, assertive particle”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|grc|verily}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*(s)me(h₂)|t=really, true}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)me(h₂) (“really, true”), {{cog|sga|má|t=if}} Old Irish má (“if”), {{cog|sa|स्म|t=verily, assertive particle}} Sanskrit स्म (sma, “verily, assertive particle”) Head templates: {{grc-particle|disc=1}} μήν • (mḗn) (discourse particle)
  1. used to strengthen statements: verily, surely, truly, definitely Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-6-sZrCQN Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 22 0 11 4 3 2 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 32 0 12 5 3 2 0 39
  2. (after other particles)
    (ἦ μήν) absolutely
    Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-r27pkQZ1
  3. (after other particles)
    (καὶ μήν) used to introduce something new or convey affirmation
    Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-9EoEo3sD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 22 0 11 4 3 2 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 32 0 12 5 3 2 0 39
  4. (after other particles)
    (αλλὰ μήν) yet truly, on the other hand
    Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-nYuV813N
  5. (after other particles)
    (οὐ μήν) certainly not
    Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-Diq4yEC3
  6. (after other particles)
    (μήτε μήν) not even
    Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-eO60OyHv
  7. (after interrogatives, τί μήν) of course, naturally Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-mzvaGNrU
  8. (after a negative) applies an adversative force Tags: discourse, particle
    Sense id: en-μήν-grc-particle-XwsPYE7B Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 22 0 11 4 3 2 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 32 0 12 5 3 2 0 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 32 0 14 3 2 1 0 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μᾱ́ν (mā́n) [Aeolic], Doric, Epic Related terms: μέν (mén) (english: on the one hand; accordingly)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "οἱ μῆνες",
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      "form": "τοῖς μησῐ́",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μησῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mēsí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mēsín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν μῆνᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn mêna",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "τοὺς μῆνᾰς",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μήν"
}

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        "(after other particles)",
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        "particle"
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    {
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      "id": "en-μήν-grc-particle-Diq4yEC3",
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        "(after other particles)",
        "(οὐ μήν) certainly not"
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        "after other particles"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "discourse",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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        "(after other particles)",
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        "after other particles"
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      "tags": [
        "discourse",
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          "of course"
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        "(after interrogatives, τί μήν) of course, naturally"
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "applies an adversative force"
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        [
          "adversative",
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      ],
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        "(after a negative) applies an adversative force"
      ],
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        "after a negative"
      ],
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        "discourse",
        "particle"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mā́n",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "μᾱ́ν"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Doric"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Epic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μήν"
}
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      "form": "ὁ μήν",
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      "form": "οἱ μῆνες",
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      "form": "τοῦ μηνός",
      "roman": "toû mēnós",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν μηνοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēnoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "τῶν μηνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn mēnôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τῷ μηνῐ́",
      "roman": "tôi mēní",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν μηνοῖν",
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      "form": "μησῐ́ν",
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      "form": "toîs mēsí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "toîs mēsín",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὸν μῆνᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ μῆνε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "μῆνε",
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/",
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      "ipa": "/min/",
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      "ipa": "/min/",
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      "word": "μής"
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    {
      "roman": "meús",
      "word": "μεύς — Elean"
    }
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}

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      "english": "on the one hand; accordingly",
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        "used to strengthen statements: verily, surely, truly, definitely"
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        "(after other particles)",
        "(ἦ μήν) absolutely"
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        "after other particles"
      ],
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        "discourse",
        "particle"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "used to introduce something new or convey affirmation"
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        "(after other particles)",
        "(καὶ μήν) used to introduce something new or convey affirmation"
      ],
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        "after other particles"
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      "tags": [
        "discourse",
        "particle"
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      "glosses": [
        "yet truly, on the other hand"
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          "on the other hand",
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        "(after other particles)",
        "(αλλὰ μήν) yet truly, on the other hand"
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        "particle"
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      "glosses": [
        "certainly not"
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        "(after other particles)",
        "(οὐ μήν) certainly not"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "after other particles"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "discourse",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "not even"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(after other particles)",
        "(μήτε μήν) not even"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "after other particles"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "discourse",
        "particle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of course, naturally"
      ],
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        [
          "of course",
          "of course"
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          "naturally",
          "naturally"
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        "(after interrogatives, τί μήν) of course, naturally"
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        "after interrogatives"
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        "discourse",
        "particle"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "applies an adversative force"
      ],
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        "(after a negative) applies an adversative force"
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        "after a negative"
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/me̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/min/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "roman": "mā́n",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "Doric"
    },
    {
      "word": "Epic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μήν"
}

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