monitus

Monitus is a Latin term formed from the verb monere, meaning to warn, warn, admonish, or remind. In Latin usage it functions primarily as the perfect passive participle of monere and as a related noun meaning a warning or admonition. As a participle, monitus declines like a regular adjective (masculine singular monitus, feminine monita, neuter monitum) and can describe a person or thing that has been warned. As a neuter noun, monitum denotes the warning itself and can be used in phrases such as “monitum datum est” meaning “a warning was given.”

Etymology and forms: The form monitus comes from the verb monere. The corresponding neuter noun monitum is the standard term for a warning or admonition. The participial adjective can modify nouns across gender and number (monitus, monita, monitum).

Usage: In classical Latin, monitus appears in contexts describing someone who has been warned, admonished, or forewarned. The noun monitum is used for the concept of a warning or admonitory notice. The word also occurs in ecclesiastical and legal Latin texts, where admonitions or cautions are discussed or recorded.

Modern significance: Monitus remains mainly of linguistic and philological interest, cited in grammars and dictionaries as an example of a perfect passive participle used adjectivally and as a neuter noun. The broader English lexical impact is modest, though related forms such as monitor derive from the same Latin root monere, reflecting the idea of warning or advising.

See also: Monere, monitum, monitor.

References: Latin grammar resources and dictionaries (e.g., Lewis and Short) provide entries on monere, monitus, and monitum for readers seeking detailed declension and usage.