μηνους | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

An emphatic particle meaning “surely, indeed,” used to strengthen an assertion (often in oaths or asseverations, e.g. *μήν γε* “yes indeed”). Also, as a noun, “month.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"μηνους"

Case: genitive

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Declension: 3rd declension (stem μην-; contracted gen. sg. -ους from expected -ος: μηνός → μηνους)

Related Forms of μήν

4 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

μήν particle μην particle μὴν particle μηνα accusative, singular, masculine

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