-monia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Feminine form of -mōnium
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-mōnia f (genitive -mōniae); first declension
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly other roots.
- sanctus (“holy”) → sanctimōnia (“virtuousness”)
- ācer (“sour; harsh”) → acrimōnia (“pungency; austerity”)
- parcus (“sparing, slight”) → parcimōnia, parsimōnia (“thrift”)
Usage notes[edit]
- harmonia is a borrowing from Greek and does not derive from this stem. Note the o in harmonia derives from omicron and is short.
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | -mōnia | -mōniae |
Genitive | -mōniae | -mōniārum |
Dative | -mōniae | -mōniīs |
Accusative | -mōniam | -mōniās |
Ablative | -mōniā | -mōniīs |
Vocative | -mōnia | -mōniae |