μείς

Ancient Greek

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”)).

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

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.
visible part of the moon
- 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, On Weather Signs 27

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(ν) 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(ν) 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; τοῦ μειννός ((Thessalian), Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μείς ho meís	τὼ μεῖννε tṑ meînne	οἱ μεῖννες hoi meînnes
Genitive	τοῦ μειννός toû meinnós	τοῖν μειννοῖν toîn meinnoîn	τῶν μειννῶν tôn meinnôn
Dative	τῷ μειννῐ́ tôi meinní	τοῖν μειννοῖν toîn meinnoîn	τοῖς μεινσῐ́(ν) toîs meinsí(n)
Accusative	τὸν μεῖννᾰ tòn meînna	τὼ μεῖννε tṑ meînne	τοὺς μεῖννᾰς toùs meînnas
Vocative	μείς meís	μεῖννε meînne	μεῖννες meînnes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Terms derived from μείς (meís)

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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