出典:Wiktionary
Said to mean "money-eating," from monēta (“money”) + edo (“eat”) + -ula, connected to the greed of Arne of Thrace[1], but this has been dismissed as folk etymology.[2]
The variant monerula is used by Plautus, displaying an Umbrian sound influence.[3]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | monēdula | monēdulae |
| Genitive | monēdulae | monēdulārum |
| Dative | monēdulae | monēdulīs |
| Accusative | monēdulam | monēdulās |
| Ablative | monēdulā | monēdulīs |
| Vocative | monēdula | monēdulae |