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suffix · neutersecond declension

-mōnium

-mōnium n (genitive -mōniī or -mōnī)
Classical[ˈmoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. 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.

Quick answers

What does -mōnium mean in Latin?
-mōnium, a suffix, means “Forms collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation from other nouns.”.
How do you pronounce -mōnium?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.ni.um].