Mona
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Mona f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Montiaceae – now usually Montia.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Montiaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Mona meridensis (now sometimes Montia meridensis) - sole accepted species
References edit
- Montiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Montiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Montia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mona at The Plant List
English edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa.
The Arabic and Persian name مُنىٰ (munā) is sometimes Romanised as Mona.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mona
- A female given name from Irish.
- A female given name from Arabic.
- The third-largest island of the Puerto Rico archipelago.
- A city in Utah.
- A surname.
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Czech edit
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Mona f
- a female given name
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Danish edit
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Mona
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Mona f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Mona: Monuson
- daughter of Mona: Monudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mona |
Accusative | Monu |
Dative | Monu |
Genitive | Monu |
German edit
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Mona
- a female given name
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μόνα (Móna).
Cognate with the Celtic names of other isles, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (related to Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare mōns).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/, [ˈmɔnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/, [ˈmɔːnä]
Proper noun edit
Mona f sg (genitive Monae); first declension
- The island of Anglesey
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Mona |
Genitive | Monae |
Dative | Monae |
Accusative | Monam |
Ablative | Monā |
Vocative | Mona |
See also edit
References edit
- “Mona”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Mona”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
20th century short form of Monica or rarely Ramona, sometimes also borrowed from the English Mona.
Proper noun edit
Mona
- a female given name
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Mona f
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Mona c (genitive Monas)
- a female given name