-mony

See also: mony

English

Etymology

From Latin -mōnium, -mōnia.

Suffix

-mony

1. Deadjectival suffix used to form an abstract noun usually from personal adjectives.
2. Denominal and deverbal suffix used to form a noun designating a legal status, estate, property.

Derived terms

• alimony
• acrimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• harmony
• matrimony
• palimony

• parsimony
• patrimony
• prestimony
• querimony
• sanctimony
• testimony
• vadimony

Anagrams

• -nomy, -onym