Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *moneō, from earlier *monejō, from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (*moné-ye-ti), causative from the root *men- (to think).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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moneō (present infinitive monēre, perfect active monuī, supine monitum); second conjugation

  1. to warn, to advise
    Synonyms: admoneō, condicō, praemoneō, praecipiō, praedīcō
  2. to remind
    Synonyms: memorō, admoneō, retineō, referō, redūcō
    Antonym: oblitterō
  3. to exhort, advise, recommend
    Synonyms: suādeō, commendō, admoneō, dēlīberō, conciliō, suggerō, cēnseō, praedicō
  4. to punish, chastise, castigate
    Synonyms: castīgō, mulctō, multō, pūniō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, ulcīscor, plēctō, exsequor
  5. to predict, foretell
    Synonyms: vāticinor, praesāgiō, praemoneō, portendō, canō, praedīcō

Conjugation

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1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: monire (obsolete)
  • Portuguese: monir
  • Spanish: muñir
  • English: monish, monitor
  • German: monieren

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “moneō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 387

Further reading

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  • moneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • moneo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
  • moneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • moneo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.