LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

monēta1

monēta f (genitive monētae)
Classical[mɔˈneː.ta]Ecclesiastical[moˈnɛː.ta]

Meaning

  1. mint, a place for coining money
  2. money, coinage
  3. Medieval Latinabbreviationhistoricalabbreviation of monētārius (“moneyer, minter”), in its various forms

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Pecunia · Nummus · Moneta

Pecunia (from παχύνω) is money, as a collective expression; nummus (νόμιμος) a piece of money, in reference to its value and currency; moneta, a coin in reference to its coinage and appearance. (vi. 240.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonētamonētae
genitivemonētaemonētārum
dativemonētaemonētīs
accusativemonētammonētās
ablativemonētāmonētīs
vocativemonētamonētae

Mŏnēta, ae (archaic
I. gen. Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.), f. moneo.
I. The mother of the Muses, a transl. of the Gr. Μνημοσύνη: Μνημοσύνη Moneta, Gloss. Philox.; cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47; Hyg. Fab. praef.: filia Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.—
II. A surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined: cum terrae motus factus esset, Ut sue plena procuratio fieret, vocem ab aede Junonis ex arce exstitisse; quocirca Junonem illam appellatam Monetam, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf. id. Phil. 7, 1, 1; Liv. 7, 28, 4; Ov. F. 1, 638; 6, 183; Val. Max. 1, 8, 3; Lact. 2, 7, 11: ubi nunc aedes atque officina Monetae est, Liv. 6, 20, 13.—
B. Transf.
1. The place for coining money, the mint: ad Philotimum scripsi de viatico, sive a moneta, sive ab Oppiis, i. e. taken from the mint or borrowed from the Oppian usurers, Cic. Att. 8, 7, 3; Sid. Carm. 23, 41: monetae officinator, master of the mint, Inscr. Orell. 3227: monetae aequator, ib. 3228.—
2. Coined money, coin, money (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): victaque concedit prisca moneta novae, Ov. F. 1, 222: nigrae, i. e. aereae, Mart. 1, 100, 13; Paul. Sent. 5, 25, 1: falsam monetam percussisse, id. ib. 5, 12, 12: probata, Vulg. Gen. 23, 16.—
3. A stamp or die for coining money: a novā monetā, of a new stamp, Mart. 12, 55, 8.—Hence, trop.: communi feriat carmen triviale moneta, of the common stamp, in ordinary style, Juv. 7, 55: jam tempus est quaedam ex nostrā, ut ita dicam, monetā proferri, Sen. Ben. 3, 35, 1: nomina Graeca Latinā monetā percussa, of the Latin stamp, App. Mag. p. 298, 33.

Origins

From Monēta, an Italian goddess conflated with Juno after her introduction (cf. evocatio) to Rome in 344 BC. Her temple was used by the Roman mint from 273 BC until it was destroyed by fire and moved to the Colosseum by Domitian in AD 84. The usual derivation—given by Cicero and the Byzantine Suda— is from monēre (“to warn, to advise”) + a variant of -īta, but for some it's more likely the earlier Italian goddess's name came from a form of Ancient Greek μονήρης (monḗrēs, “solitary, alone, unique”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianmoneda
  • Sardinianmoneta
  • Sardinianmuneda
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmoneda
  • Occitanmonedafrom Old Occitan moneda
  • Aragonesemoneda
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemoedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mõeda
  • Spanishmonedafrom Old Spanish moneda
  • Asturianmoneda
  • Asturianmonea
  • Falamueafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mõeda
  • Falamonedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mõeda
  • Falamoeafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mõeda
  • Galicianmoedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mõeda
Borrowings
  • GermanMoneten
  • Englishmanatfrom Polish moneta
  • Basquemota
  • Bulgarianмоне́та
  • Hebrewמוניטין
  • Idomoneto
  • Middle Scotsmonet
  • Proto-West Germanic*munit
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmoneta
  • Sicilianmunita
Padanian
  • Romanianmonedăfrom Venetan monéda
  • Emilianmunaida
  • Friulianmonede
  • Ladinmuneida
  • Ladinmunëida
  • Ligurianmonæa
  • Ligurianmonæ
  • Piedmontesemonèdafrom Lombard moneda
  • Piedmontesemonèja
  • Piedmontesemonèa
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchmonnaiefrom Old French monoie
  • Franco-Provençalmonéya
  • Franco-Provençalmounêya
  • Franco-Provençalmounia
  • Franco-Provençalmôniiâ
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaismounàiefrom Old French monoie
  • Normanmounaiefrom Old French monoie
  • Picardmonnouaiefrom Old French monoie
  • Middle Englishmoneyefrom Old French monoie
  • Walloonmanoyefrom Old French monoie
Dalmatian
  • unknownmonaita

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMonetaMoneta (ἀργυροκοπεῖον), a mint. The mint of Rome was a building on the Capitoline hill, attached to the temple of Juno Moneta, which was dedicated, in…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Monēta2
Monēta f sg (genitive Monētae)

Meaning

  1. RomanMoneta, an epithet of Juno in her role as advisor and patron of the Roman mint, kept at her temple.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMonēta—
genitiveMonētae—
dativeMonētae—
accusativeMonētam—
ablativeMonētā—
vocativeMonēta—

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Monēta ae, f
moneo, the mother of the Muses , C.— A surname of Juno, as the goddess of recollection , C., L., O.—(Because money was coined in the temple of Juno Moneta), a place for coining money, mint , C.— Coined money, coin, money , O.— A stamp, die (late); hence, Communi carmen monetā, of the common stamp , Iu.

Origins

From moneō (“to advise, to warn”) + -ētus, -ēta, a variant of -tus, with the original meaning interpretable as “who reminds”, i.e. “the memory”.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMonetaMoneta (ἀργυροκοπεῖον), a mint. The mint of Rome was a building on the Capitoline hill, attached to the temple of Juno Moneta, which was dedicated, in…Biography & mythologyMonetaMoneta. a surname of Juno among the Romans, by which she was characterised as the protectress of money. Under this name she had a temple on the Capito…

Quick answers

What does monēta mean in Latin?
monēta, a noun, means “mint, a place for coining money; money, coinage; abbreviation of monētārius (“moneyer, minter”), in its various forms”.
What is the genitive of monēta?
The genitive singular is monētae. monēta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce monēta?
In classical Latin, [mɔˈneː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈnɛː.ta].