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Mostellaria.

the name of a play by Plautus

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[moːs.tɛlˈlaː.ri.a]Classical-Latin[mos.telˈlaː.ri.a]
  1. the name of a play by Plautus

Where this word comes from

Perhaps an ellipsis of mōstellāria fābula f (“ghost story”), from *mōstellum + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives), from mōnstrum (“monstrosity, portent”) + -lus (diminutive suffix), with simplification of -ns- to -s- (a common pronunciation change among Latin speakers). De Vaan gives the pre-form as *mone-stro-lāri-.

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