Mona
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
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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]- IPA(key): /ˈmoʊnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊnə/
- Rhymes: -əʊnə
- Homophone: moaner (non-rhotic)
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.
Derived terms
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[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mona f
- a female given name
Declension
[edit]Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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 Latin) 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 |
---|---|
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
References
[edit]- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 582 females with the given name Mona living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mona f
Swedish
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mona c (genitive Monas)
- a female given name
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- English female given names from Irish
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- en:Cities in Utah, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- en:Islands
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