suffix · neutersecond declension
-mōnium
-mōnium n (genitive -mōniī or -mōnī)
Classical[ˈmoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.ni.um]
Meaning
- morphemeForms collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation from other nouns.
pater (“father”) → patrimōnium (“inheritance”)
māter (“mother”) → mātrimōnium (“marriage”)
Origins
From nouns in Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ (e.g. sermō) + -ius.