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μήνας
month /ˈminas/
nounA1#161 most common
Also: lunar month, month's time
Example sentences
Ο Ιανουάριος είναι ο πρώτος μήνας του χρόνου.
January is the first month of the year.
Θα σε δω τον επόμενο μήνα.
I'll see you next month.
Κάθε μήνα πληρώνω το ενοίκιο.
Every month I pay the rent.
Πέρασαν τρεις μήνες από τότε που μετακόμισα.
Three months have passed since I moved.
Ο Φεβρουάριος είναι ο πιο σύντομος μήνας του χρόνου.
February is the shortest month of the year.
Μέσα σε λίγους μήνες, η εταιρεία διπλασίασε τα κέρδη της, κάτι που κανείς δεν περίμενε.
Within a few months, the company doubled its profits, something no one expected.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο μήνας | οι μήνες |
| Genitive | του μήνα | των μηνών |
| Accusative | τον μήνα | τους μήνες |
| Vocative | μήνα | μήνες |
Word family
μηνιαίοςmonthly
μηνιάτικοmonthly wage / rent
δίμηνοtwo-month period
τρίμηνοquarter, three-month period
εξάμηνοsemester, six-month period
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) 'month', closely tied to μήνη (mḗnē) 'moon', since months were originally reckoned by lunar cycles. The modern μήνας reflects the medieval/demotic reshaping of the old consonant-stem noun into a regular masculine in -ας. The word ultimately traces to the same Indo-European base as the words for 'moon' and 'measure'.
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