monstrum
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *monestrom. Equivalent to moneō (“advise, warn”) + -trum (suffix forming instrument nouns).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.strum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.strum/,
Audio (educated guess for Classical) (file)
Noun
mōnstrum n (genitive mōnstrī); second declension
- a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
- (metonymically) a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.244–245:
- “Īnstāmus tamen inmemorēs caecīque furōre,
et mōnstrum īnfēlīx sacrātā sistimus arce.”- “We press on nevertheless, heedless, and blinded by passion, and we set the accursed monster on our sacred citadel.”
(Despite repeated difficulties and multiple warning signs the Trojans move the wooden horse into the city.)
- “We press on nevertheless, heedless, and blinded by passion, and we set the accursed monster on our sacred citadel.”
- “Īnstāmus tamen inmemorēs caecīque furōre,
- (figuratively) a thing that evokes fear and wonder
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mōnstrum | mōnstra |
| Genitive | mōnstrī | mōnstrōrum |
| Dative | mōnstrō | mōnstrīs |
| Accusative | mōnstrum | mōnstra |
| Ablative | mōnstrō | mōnstrīs |
| Vocative | mōnstrum | mōnstra |
Derived terms
Descendants
Derived terms
References
- “monstrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “monstrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- monstrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- monstrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
- (ambiguous) marvellous ideas; prodigies: monstra or portenta
- (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras
- (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mōnstrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
monstrum n
- monster (terrifying and dangerous creature)
Declension
Declension of monstrum
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adverb
noun
Further reading
- monstrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- monstrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mònstrum m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀нструм)
Declension
Declension of monstrum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monstrum | monstrumi |
| genitive | monstruma | monstruma |
| dative | monstrumu | monstrumima |
| accusative | monstruma | monstrume |
| vocative | monstrume | monstrumi |
| locative | monstrumu | monstrumima |
| instrumental | monstrumom | monstrumima |
Further reading
- “monstrum” in Hrvatski jezični portal