-monia
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of -mōnium
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.ni.a/, [ˈmoːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ni.a/, [ˈmɔːniä]
Suffix
-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
- 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
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -mōnia | -mōniae |
| Genitive | -mōniae | -mōniārum |
| Dative | -mōniae | -mōniīs |
| Accusative | -mōniam | -mōniās |
| Ablative | -mōniā | -mōniīs |
| Vocative | -mōnia | -mōniae |