Neuter
moenia
- (declension-3, neuter, plural) city walls, town walls, defensive walls, fortifications, ramparts, bulwarks
- (declension-3, neuter, plural) in general: walls, enclosure
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmoe̯.ni.a]
Etymology
A plurale tantum, from Old Latin moene, from Proto-Indo-European *móyni, from *mey- (“to strengthen”). Cognate with mūrus (“wall”).
Related words
mūrus
pariēs
حائِط
mur
Mauer
κατοικώ αρχοντικό ’tixos
demeure
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