Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menman

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ménmn̥, from *men- (“to think”); equivalent to *manyetor +‎ *-man. Cognate with Proto-Italic *memonai (“to remember”), Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, remember”), Ancient Greek μέμονα (mémona), Sanskrit मन्मन् (mánman, “thought, wisdom”).

Noun

*menman n

sense, understanding

Declension

Neuter n-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*menman	*menmane?	*menmana
vocative	*menman	*menmane?	*menmana
accusative	*menman	*menmane?	*menmana
genitive	*menmēs	*menmenous?	*menmenom
dative	*menmenē	*menmembom	*menmembos
instrumental	*menmenē	*menmembim	*menmembis

Descendants

Brythonic: [Term?]
- Middle Breton: meno
  - Breton: meno
- Middle Welsh: mynw
Old Irish: menme
Gaulish: menman

References

Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales

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