monedula
Latin
Etymology
Said to mean "money-eating," from monēta (“money”) + edo (“eat”) + -ula, connected to the greed of Arne of Thrace[1], but this has been dismissed as folk etymology.[2]
The variant monerula is used by Plautus, displaying an Umbrian sound influence.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /moˈneː.du.la/, [mɔˈneːd̪ʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /moˈne.du.la/, [moˈnɛːd̪ulä]
Noun
monēdula f (genitive monēdulae); first declension
- jackdaw (daw)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | monēdula | monēdulae |
| Genitive | monēdulae | monēdulārum |
| Dative | monēdulae | monēdulīs |
| Accusative | monēdulam | monēdulās |
| Ablative | monēdulā | monēdulīs |
| Vocative | monēdula | monēdulae |
References
- Reedman, Ray (2016): Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks: The How and Why of Bird Names
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
- Dodd, Mead (1915): New International Encyclopedia, Volume 12
Further reading
- “monedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “monedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- monedula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette