-mony
Word Origin
1
a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony).
Origin
< Latin -mōnium (denominal), -mōnia (usually deadjectival), presumably orig. derivatives with -ium -ium, -ia -ia of -mōn-, an adj. or noun suffix, cognate with Greek -mōn (see hegemony); cf. alimony
Related Words
- acrimony
- matrimony
- parsimony
- patrimony
- sanctimony
- testimony
-monya noun suffix indicating result or condition, as in parsimony; but sometimes having the same function as -ment.
[Latin -mōnia, -mōnium]-mony
suffix
- forming nouns often denoting an action, state, or quality［构成名词］常表示“动作”, “状态”, “品质”：
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ceremony
harmony.
词源
from Latin -monia, -monium.
-mony
Suffix
- Deadjectival suffix used to form an abstract noun usually from personal adjectives.
- Denominal and deverbal suffix used to form a noun designating a legal status, estate, property.
Etymology
From Latin -mōnium, -mōnia.
Derived terms
词根词缀：-mony
【来源及含义】Latin: action, result of an action or condition; a suffix that forms nouns
【同源单词】acrimony, patrimony, sanctimony, testimony