moneo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *moneō, from earlier *monejō, from Proto-Indo-European *moné-ye-ti, causative from the root *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ne.oː/, [ˈmɔneoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ne.o/, [ˈmɔːneo]

Verb

moneō (present infinitive monēre, perfect active monuī, supine monitum); second conjugation

1. to warn, to advise

   Synonyms: admoneō, condicō, praemoneō, praecipiō, praedīcō

2. to remind

   Synonyms: memorō, admoneō, retineō, referō, redūcō

   Antonym: oblitterō

3. to exhort, advise, recommend

   Synonyms: suādeō, commendō, admoneō, dēlīberō, conciliō, suggerō, cēnseō, praedicō

4. to punish, chastise, castigate

   Synonyms: castīgō, mulctō, multō, pūniō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, ulcīscor, plēctō, exsequor

5. to predict, foretell

   Synonyms: vāticinor, praesāgiō, praemoneō, portendō, canō, praedīcō

Conjugation

Conjugation of moneō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	moneō	monēs	monet	monēmus	monētis	monent
	imperfect	monēbam	monēbās	monēbat	monēbāmus	monēbātis	monēbant
	future	monēbō	monēbis	monēbit	monēbimus	monēbitis	monēbunt
	perfect	monuī	monuistī	monuit	monuimus	monuistis	monuērunt, monuēre
	pluperfect	monueram	monuerās	monuerat	monuerāmus	monuerātis	monuerant
	future perfect	monuerō	monueris	monuerit	monuerimus	monueritis	monuerint
	sigmatic future1	monerō	moneris	monerit	monerimus	moneritis	monerint
passive	present	moneor	monēris, monēre	monētur	monēmur	monēminī	monentur
	imperfect	monēbar	monēbāris, monēbāre	monēbātur	monēbāmur	monēbāminī	monēbantur
	future	monēbor	monēberis, monēbere	monēbitur	monēbimur	monēbiminī	monēbuntur
	perfect	monitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	monitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	monitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	moneam	moneās	moneat	moneāmus	moneātis	moneant
	imperfect	monērem	monērēs	monēret	monērēmus	monērētis	monērent
	perfect	monuerim	monuerīs	monuerit	monuerīmus	monuerītis	monuerint
	pluperfect	monuissem	monuissēs	monuisset	monuissēmus	monuissētis	monuissent
	sigmatic aorist1	monerim	monerīs	monerīt	monerīmus	monerītis	monerint
passive	present	monear	moneāris, moneāre	moneātur	moneāmur	moneāminī	moneantur
	imperfect	monērer	monērēris, monērēre	monērētur	monērēmur	monērēminī	monērentur
	perfect	monitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	monitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	monē	—	—	monēte	—
	future	—	monētō	monētō	—	monētōte	monentō
passive	present	—	monēre	—	—	monēminī	—
	future	—	monētor	monētor	—	—	monentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		monēre	monuisse	monitūrum esse	monērī, monērier2	monitum esse	monitum īrī
participles		monēns	—	monitūrus	—	monitus	monendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		monendī	monendō	monendum	monendō	monitum	monitū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

• admoneō
• commoneō
• ēmoneō
• Monēta
• monitō
• monitor
• monitum
• monitus
• mōnstrō
• mōnstrum
• monubilis
• monumentum
• permoneō
• praemoneō
• prōmoneō
• remoneō
• submoneō/summoneō

Descendants

• English: monish, monitor
• → German: monieren
• Portuguese: monir
• Spanish: muñir

References

• “moneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• moneo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
• “moneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• moneo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.