-monia
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of -mōnium
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmoː.ni.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔː.ni.a]
Suffix
-mōnia f (genitive -mōniae); first declension
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly other roots.
- sānctus (“holy”) → sānctimōnia (“virtuousness”)
- ācer (“sour; harsh”) → ācrimōnia (“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.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -mōnia | -mōniae |
| genitive | -mōniae | -mōniārum |
| dative | -mōniae | -mōniīs |
| accusative | -mōniam | -mōniās |
| ablative | -mōniā | -mōniīs |
| vocative | -mōnia | -mōniae |
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -monia