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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
Noun
monēdula f (genitive monēdulae); first declension
- jackdaw (daw)
Declension
First-declension noun.
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.