-monia

See also: monia and Monia

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of -mōnium

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.ni.a/

Suffix

-mōnia f (genitive -mōniae); first declension

Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly other roots.
sanctus (“holy”) → sanctimōnia (“virtuousness”)

ācer (“sour; harsh”) → acrimōnia (“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.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-mōnia	-mōniae
genitive	-mōniae	-mōniārum
dative	-mōniae	-mōniīs
accusative	-mōniam	-mōniās
ablative	-mōniā	-mōniīs
vocative	-mōnia	-mōniae

Derived terms

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