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mėneši - in Southern and Central dialects.
mėneši - in Southern and Central dialects.
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Old Pomorian mēnens/mēnans. Proto-Balto-Slavic *meˀns; compare with Old Prussian mēniks, Lithuanian mėnuo, Latvian mēness, Proto-Slavic *měsęcь (from earlier mēsenkan). From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s; compare with Latin mēnsis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Sanskrit मास (māsa) and Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”).
From Old Pomorian mēns/mēnans. Proto-Balto-Slavic *meˀns; compare with Old Prussian mēniks, Lithuanian mėnuo, Latvian mēness, Proto-Slavic *měsęcь (from earlier mēsenkan). From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s; compare with Latin mēnsis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Sanskrit मास (māsa) and Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”).
 
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
/ˈme.nɑ/
/ˈmêː.nɑ/
 
===Noun===
===Noun===
mė͂na m ''(6th declension)''
mė͂na m ''(6th declension)''
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:  [[Contionary:mėnasvėte|mėnasvėte]] - moonlight
:  [[Contionary:mėnasvėte|mėnasvėte]] - moonlight


[[Category:Pomorian words]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Pomorian words]]

Latest revision as of 10:16, 22 March 2018

Pomorian

Alternative forms

mę̄ši - in Ežerina and some Eastern dialects.

mėneši - in Southern and Central dialects.

Etymology

From Old Pomorian mēns/mēnans. Proto-Balto-Slavic *meˀns; compare with Old Prussian mēniks, Lithuanian mėnuo, Latvian mēness, Proto-Slavic *měsęcь (from earlier mēsenkan). From Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s; compare with Latin mēnsis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Sanskrit मास (māsa) and Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmêː.nɑ/

Noun

mė͂na m (6th declension)

  1. moon (the largest satellite of the Earth)
    mėnesy aztimva - lunar eclipse
    mėnesy fazo - moon phases
  2. (astronomy) moon, natural satellite (of another planet)
    mėna Saturno - a moon of Saturn

Declension


Derived termes

mėnesine - lunar
mėneskalendare - lunar calendar
naujamėna - new moon (entirely invisible)
vetuhamėna - old moon (visible only as a thin crescent oriented towards the sun)
mėnasvėte - moonlight