Mostellaria

Latin Etymology la ine-pro *men- think Perhaps an la mōstellāria fābula f ghost story 1, from la *mōstellum -ārius suffix forming relational adjectives, from la mōnstrum -lus monstrosity, portent diminutive suffix, with simplification of -ns- to -s- (a common pronunciation change among Latin speakers). De Vaan gives the pre-form as itc-pro *mone-stro-lāri-.moneō 387 Pronunciation Mōstellāria Proper noun Mōstellāria f the name of a play by en Plautus 166 14 Plautus in Parasito pigro: "ambo magna laude lauti, postremo ambo sumus non nauci." Item in Mostellaria: "Quod id esse dicam verbum nauci, nescio." Declension Mostellaria<1> References Further reading Mostellaria en la Artistic works