memini Latin · revision 5594

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=Naevius|origins=ine-pro *men-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈmɛ.mɪ.niː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈmɛː.mi.ni]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''meminī''' (present infinitive meminisse); third conjugation, no present stem, perfect forms have present meaning, no supine stem^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*memon-]], [[inh|ine-pro|*me-món-|t=has in mind]], the reduplicated perfect of the root *men- “to think”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) The imperative [[m|la|mementō]] continues *me-mn-tōd.^(de Vaan 2008) Cognate with [[grc|μέμονα|tr=mémona|t=I intend]], [[got|𐌼𐌰𐌽|tr=man|t=I think]] and [[sa|मन्यते|tr=mányate|t=thinks]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) [[mēns]] “mind” and [[moneō]] “to remind” belong to the same root.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Naevius.^(de Vaan 2008) In Plautus someone asks “do you remember your parents' names?”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Naevius c. 235–200 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is a perfect with present meaning, “I have in mind”, and it meant to remember a fact, to remember from experience something seen or heard, and to be mindful of or attend to something.^(OLD 2012) With the genitive it also meant to mention, as in Caesar.^(Gaffiot 2016) It takes the genitive or the accusative, and its imperative is ''mementō'' “remember!”.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ''Mementō'' entered English in the late 14th century as the name of a prayer of the Mass, from its first word, and later gave [[en|memento]] “a keepsake”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 235–200 BC – Naevius uses it.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus asks whether someone remembers his parents' names.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''memento'' is recorded for a prayer of the Mass.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|remember]], keep in mind.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To remember (from experience).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be mindful of, attend to.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To [[m|en|mention]].^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[commeminī]]

+ * [[rememinī]]

+ * [[mentiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mēns]]

+ * [[moneō]]

+ * [[reminīscor]]

+ * [[en|memento]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein distinguishes ''meminisse'', remembering as a state of mind, never having forgotten, from [[reminīscor|alt=reminīscī]] and [[recordor|alt=recordārī]], calling back to mind what had been forgotten.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}