mēnsis
Pronunciation
- mēnsis: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmen.sis/, [ˈmẽːs̠ɪs̠]
- mēnsis: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.sis/, [ˈmɛnsis]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *mēnsis, extended from *mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”), referring to the moon's phases as the measure of time. Cognate with Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), μήνη (mḗnē), English month, Scots moneth (“month”), Lithuanian mėnesis (“month”), North Frisian muunt (“month”), Saterland Frisian Mound (“month”), Dutchmaand (“month”), German Low German Maand, Monat (“month”), German Monat (“month”), Danish måned (“month”), Swedish månad (“month”), Icelandic mánuður (“month”), Armenian ամիս (amis), Old Irish mí, Old Church Slavonic мѣсѧць (měsęcĭ).
Noun
mēnsis m (genitive mēnsis); third declension
Inflection
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mēnsis | mēnsēs |
| Genitive | mēnsis | mēnsium mēnsum |
| Dative | mēnsī | mēnsibus |
| Accusative | mēnsem | mēnsēs mēnsīs |
| Ablative | mēnse | mēnsibus |
| Vocative | mēnsis | mēnsēs |