monstrum

Etymology

From moneō (“advise, warn”) +‎ -trum (suffix forming instrument nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmon.strum/, [ˈmõː.strũː]

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Noun

mōnstrum n (genitive mōnstrī); second declension

1. a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
2. (metonymically) a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character
3. (figuratively) a thing that evokes fear and wonder

References

• monstrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• monstrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• monstrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• monstrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) marvellous ideas; prodigies: monstra or portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras
    

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒnstrum/
• Hyphenation: mon‧strum

Noun

mònstrum m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀нструм)

1. monster