μείς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *méns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, itself possibly from *meh₁- (“measure”). Cognate with Latin mensis, Proto-Germanic *mēnan- (English moon, month), Old Armenian ամիս (amis), Old Irish mí, Proto-Slavic *měsęcь (Russian месяц (mesjac, “moon, month”)).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

μείς • (meís) f (genitive μηνός); third declension

  1. month
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.114:
      ἣ δ’ ἐκύει φίλον υἱόν, ὃ δ’ ἕβδομος ἑστήκει μείς
      hḕ d’ ekúei phílon huión, hò d’ hébdomos hestḗkei meís
      And she bore a beloved son; and the seventh month was come.
  2. visible part of the moon

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ μείς; τοῦ μηνός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μείς
ho meís		 τὼ μῆνε
tṑ mêne		 οἱ μῆνες
hoi mênes
Genitive τοῦ μηνός
toû mēnós		 τοῖν μηνοῖν
toîn mēnoîn		 τῶν μηνῶν
tôn mēnôn
Dative τῷ μηνῐ́
tôi mēní		 τοῖν μηνοῖν
toîn mēnoîn		 τοῖς μησῐ́ / μησῐ́ν
toîs mēsí(n)
Accusative τὸν μῆνᾰ
tòn mêna		 τὼ μῆνε
tṑ mêne		 τοὺς μῆνᾰς
toùs mênas
Vocative μείς
meís		 μῆνε
mêne		 μῆνες
mênes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ὁ μής; τοῦ μηννός (Aeolic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μής
ho mḗs		 τὼ μῆννε
tṑ mênne		 οἱ μῆννες
hoi mênnes
Genitive τοῦ μηννός
toû mēnnós		 τοῖν μηννοῖν
toîn mēnnoîn		 τῶν μηννῶν
tôn mēnnôn
Dative τῷ μηννῐ́
tôi mēnní		 τοῖν μηννοῖν
toîn mēnnoîn		 τοῖς μηνσῐ́ / μηνσῐ́ν
toîs mēnsí(n)
Accusative τὸν μῆννᾰ
tòn mênna		 τὼ μῆννε
tṑ mênne		 τοὺς μῆννᾰς
toùs mênnas
Vocative μής
mḗs		 μῆννε
mênne		 μῆννες
mênnes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of ὁ μείς; τοῖ μειννός (Thessalian)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μείς
ho meís		 τοὺ μεῖννε
toù meînne		 οἱ μεῖννες
hoi meînnes
Genitive τοῖ μειννός
toî meinnós		 τοῖν μειννοῖν
toîn meinnoîn		 τοῦν μειννῶν
toûn meinnôn
Dative τοῦ μειννῐ́
toû meinní		 τοῖν μειννοῖν
toîn meinnoîn		 τοῖς μείννεσσῐ / μείννεσσῐν
toîs meínnessi(n)
Accusative τὸν μεῖννᾰ
tòn meînna		 τὼ μεῖννε
tṑ meînne		 τὸς μεῖννᾰς
tòs meînnas
Vocative μείς
meís		 μεῖννε
meînne		 μεῖννες
meînnes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms
  • δεκάμηνος (dekámēnos)
  • δίμηνος (dímēnos)
  • διχόμηνος (dikhómēnos)
  • δυοκαιδεκάμηνος (duokaidekámēnos)
  • δυωδεκάμηνος (duōdekámēnos)
  • δωδεκάμηνος (dōdekámēnos)
  • είκοσάμηνος (eíkosámēnos)
  • ἕκμηνος (hékmēnos)
  • ἔμμηνος (émmēnos)
  • ἑνδεκάμηνος (hendekámēnos)
  • ἐννεάμηνος (enneámēnos)
  • ἑξάμηνος (hexámēnos)
  • ἐπέμμηνος (epémmēnos)
  • ἑπτάμηνος (heptámēnos)
  • ἠλιτόμηνος (ēlitómēnos)
  • μηνάς (mēnás)
  • μηναῖος (mēnaîos)
  • μήνη (mḗnē)
  • μηνιάρχης (mēniárkhēs)
  • Μηνιασταί (Mēniastaí)
  • μηνιαστεία (mēniasteía)
  • μηνιαῖος (mēniaîos)
  • μηνιεῖος (mēnieîos)
  • μηνίσκος (mēnískos)
  • μηνοειδής (mēnoeidḗs)
  • μηνολόγιον (mēnológion)
  • ὀκτάμηνος (oktámēnos)
  • ὁποσάμηνος (hoposámēnos)
  • πάμμηνος (pámmēnos)
  • πεντάμηνος (pentámēnos)
  • σύμμηνος (súmmēnos)
  • τελεόμηνος (teleómēnos)
  • τετράμηνος (tetrámēnos)
  • τρεισκαιδεκάμηνος (treiskaidekámēnos)
  • τριακοντάμηνος (triakontámēnos)
  • τρίμηνος (trímēnos)

Descendants

References
  • μείς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • μείς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • μείς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • μείς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • μείς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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