monachus

See also Monachus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek μοναχός (monachos, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (monos, “alone”)

Noun

monachus (genitive monachī); m, second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) monk (male member of a religious community)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	monachus	monachī
genitive	monachī	monachōrum
dative	monachō	monachīs
accusative	monachum	monachōs
ablative	monachō	monachīs
vocative	monache	monachī

Related terms

monacha monachalis monachatus monachicus monachīlis

monachīum monastērium monasticus monastria

Descendants

Albanian: murg, munëg Alemmanic German: Mönch Basque: monako Breton: manac'h Catalan: monjo Czech: mnich Danish: munk Dutch: monnik English: monk Esperanto: monaĥo

Estonian: munk Faroese: munkur Finnish: munkki French: moine Galician: monxe German: Mönch Icelandic: munkur Ido: monako Interlingua: monacho Irish: manach Italian: monaco

Jèrriais: mouaine Middle English: monk Middle French: moine Norman: mouène Norwegian: munk Occitan: monge Old English: munuc Old French: moingne Polish: mnich Portuguese: monge Sardinian: mongiu, monzu

Scottish Gaelic: manach Slovak: mních Slovene: menih Spanish: monje Swahili: mmonaki Swedish: munk Võro: muuk Welsh: mynach West Frisian: muonts

See also

• abbatus