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-monia
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monia Monia
Latin
Etymology
la -mōnium -mōnia
Feminine form of la -mōnium
Pronunciation
mōnia
Suffix
-mōnia<1>
Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly other roots.
la sānctus holy → la sānctimōnia virtuousness
la ācer sour; harsh → la ācrimōnia pungency; austerity
la parcus sparing, slight → la parcimōnia, la parsimōnia thrift
Usage notes
la harmonia is a borrowing from Greek and does not derive from this stem. Note the la o in la harmonia derives from omicron and is short.
Declension
-mōnia<1>
Derived terms
la
Related terms
la derivatives of -mōnium