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Moenis
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Moenus
Etymology
right|thumb|View of the river
Of la cel - origin: the Celts originally called it cel-pro *Moïn, cel-pro *Mogin, later Latinized by the Romans to la Moenus, the form la Moenis first attested 43 CE by Pomponius Mela. The meaning is uncertain, possibly la ine-pro *mey- to strengthen (comparable to la moenia walls, or la cel-pro *mānis < ine-pro *meh₂- wet damp, wet, moist (see also ga móin bog, moor).
Compare the river en Meon in England.
Pronunciation
Moenis
Proper noun
Moenis<3> m
The river Main
Declension
Moenis<3>
Descendants
de Main
it Meno
References
Moenus
la Rivers