LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

monomachia

monomachia f (genitive monomachiae)
Classical[mɔ.nɔˈma.kʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[mo.noˈmaː.ki.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineduel (single combat)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonomachiamonomachiae
genitivemonomachiaemonomachiārum
dativemonomachiaemonomachiīs
accusativemonomachiammonomachiās
ablativemonomachiāmonomachiīs
vocativemonomachiamonomachiae

mŏnŏmăchĭa, ae, f., = μονομαχία,
I. a single combat, duel (post-class.): cur ad monomachiam recurritis? Cassiod. Var. 3, 24; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 136; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 2, 18.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μονομαχίᾱ (monomakhíā).

Descendants
  • Englishmonomachia
  • Englishmonomachy

In English words that came into English from monomachia

  • monomachymonomachia

Quick answers

What does monomachia mean in Latin?
monomachia, a noun, means “duel (single combat)”.
What is the genitive of monomachia?
The genitive singular is monomachiae. monomachia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce monomachia?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.nɔˈma.kʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.noˈmaː.ki.a].