Mene

Mene

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήνη (mḗnē, moon).

Proper noun

Mene f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Menidae – Mene maculata, called moonfish.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Greek: (semantic loan) μήνη (míni)

References

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνη (Mḗnē).

Proper noun

Mene

  1. (Greek mythology) A goddess of the Moon, specifically presiding over the months, sometimes regarded as an epithet of Selene.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mene

  1. A surname