Juno Moneta

• Iuno Moneta

From New Latin Juno Moneta, varient of Classical Latin Iūnō Monēta, from Iuno (“Juno”), queen of the Roman gods equated with the Greek Hera, and Moneta, of uncertain etymology. The name has been popularly derived from monēre (“to advise or warn”) since antiquity with reference to various events in Roman legend and history, but modern archeology seems to show the worship of a goddess Moneta elsewhere in Italy prior to her introduction to Rome (cf. evocatio) in 344 BC. The connection to coinage and money derived from her temple's use to house the state mint until a fire around AD 84. Cognate with money and monetary.

Juno Moneta

1. (Roman mythology) Synonym of Juno, particularly as a patron of the state mint and Roman coinage.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈjuː.noː mɔˈneː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈjuː.no moˈnɛː.t̪a]

Jūnō Monēta f sg (genitive Jūnōnis Monētae); third declension

1. (New Latin, Roman mythology) alternative spelling of Iūnō Monēta, Juno in her role as protector of Rome, its archive, and mint

Third-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, singular only.