monedula
Latin
Etymology
Said to mean "money-eating," from monēta (“money”) + edo (“eat”) + -ula, connected to the greed of Arne of Thrace,[1] but this has been dismissed as folk etymology.[2]
The variant monerula is used by Plautus, displaying an Umbrian sound influence.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔˈneː.dʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [moˈnɛː.d̪u.la]
Noun
monēdula f (genitive monēdulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monēdula | monēdulae |
| genitive | monēdulae | monēdulārum |
| dative | monēdulae | monēdulīs |
| accusative | monēdulam | monēdulās |
| ablative | monēdulā | monēdulīs |
| vocative | monēdula | monēdulae |
References
- ^ Reedman, Ray (2016): Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks: The How and Why of Bird Names
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
- ^ Dodd, Mead (1915): New International Encyclopedia, Volume 12
Further reading
- “monedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “monedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- monedula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.