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monedula.

jackdaw, daw; (Arbe turned into daw for betraying country for gold);

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[mɔˈneː.dʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[moˈnɛː.du.la]
  1. jackdaw (daw)

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Said to mean "money-eating," from monēta (“money”) + edo (“eat”) + -ula, connected to the greed of Arne of Thrace, but this has been dismissed as folk etymology. The variant monerula is used by Plautus, displaying an Umbrian sound influence.

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