Moss Spelling Dictionary

lunularria: is the r doubled?

heard as lunularria

spelled lunularia

Single. Lunularia.

What the ear did

The -aria ending sounds like the English word airy, which English would spell with two r's. Latin keeps one.

Sound decision: a doubled consonant under the stress. Said loon-yoo-LAIR-ee-uh.

L-U-N-U-L-A-R-I-A

The full entry for lunularia covers the name itself.

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