monstrum

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Descendants 2 Serbo-Croatian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From moneō (“‘advise, warn’”)

[edit] Noun

monstrum (genitive monstrī); n, second declension

1. an evil omen
2. a monster, monstrosity
3. (by extension) a thing that evokes fear and wonder

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	monstrum	monstra
genitive	monstrī	monstrōrum
dative	monstrō	monstrīs
accusative	monstrum	monstra
ablative	monstrō	monstrīs
vocative	monstrum	monstra

[edit] Related terms

• moneō
• monstrōsē, monstruōsē
• monstrōsitās
• monstrōsus, monstruōsus

[edit] Descendants

• English: monster

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mǒnstrum/
• Hyphenation: mon‧strum

[edit] Noun

mònstrum m. (Cyrillic spelling мо̀нструм)

1. monster

[edit] Declension