moenus

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Latin

Etymology

See mūnus.

Pronunciation

Noun

moenus n (genitive moeneris); third declension

  1. Old Latin form of mūnus
    • c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.29–30:
      effice ut interea fera moenera militiai
      per maria ac terras omnis sopita quiescant
      effect, meanwhile, the savage works of war to quiet, having been lulled to sleep over all seas and lands

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