moenia
Etymology
A plurale tantum, from Old Latin moene, from Proto-Indo-European *móyni, from *mey- (“to strengthen”). Cognate with mūrus (“wall”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoe̯.ni.a/, [ˈmoe̯niä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ni.a/, [ˈmɛːniä]
Noun
moenia n pl (genitive moenium); third declension
- city walls, town walls, defensive walls, fortifications, ramparts, bulwarks [ quotations ▼]
- in general: walls, enclosure
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | moenia |
| Genitive | moenium |
| Dative | moenibus |
| Accusative | moenia |
| Ablative | moenibus |
| Vocative | moenia |