monstrum

From Proto-Italic *monestrom. Equivalent to moneō (“advise, warn”) +‎ -trum (suffix forming instrument nouns).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmon.strum/, [ˈmõːs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmon.strum/, [ˈmɔnst̪rum]

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mōnstrum n (genitive mōnstrī); second declension

1. a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
2. (metonymically) a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character
3. (figuratively) a thing that evokes fear and wonder

   Synonyms: ostentum, prōdigium, portentum, mīrāculum, mīrum

Second-declension noun (neuter).

• mōnstrō
• mōnstrōsus/ mōnstruōsus
• mostellum

• “monstrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “monstrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• monstrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• monstrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) marvellous ideas; prodigies: monstra or portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras
    

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔn.strum/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnstrum
• Syllabification: mon‧strum

monstrum n

1. monster (terrifying and dangerous creature)

• monstrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• monstrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Latin mōnstrum.

• IPA^(key): /mǒŋstrum/
• Hyphenation: mon‧strum

mònstrum m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀нструм)

1. monster

   Synonyms: čudovište, nȅmān

• “monstrum” in Hrvatski jezični portal