monnik
Afrikaans
/ˈmɔ.nək/
noun
Definitions
- monk
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish monnik (monk) inherited from Middle Dutch monic inherited from Old Dutch *monik derived from Latin monicus, monachus (monk) derived from Ancient Greek μοναχός (solitary, single, monk, hermit, isolated, originally solitary, i, lonely).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μοναχός
Gloss
solitary, single, monk, hermit, isolated, originally solitary, i, lonely
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
私, 僕, 俺
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *monicus Latin
- monacha Latin
- monachus Latin
- monicus Latin
- monāchus Latin
- monaco Italian
- Schiermonnikoog Dutch, Flemish
- bedelmonnik Dutch, Flemish
- monnik Dutch, Flemish
- monniksgier Dutch, Flemish
- monnikskap Dutch, Flemish
- монах Russian
- monaguillo Spanish, Castilian
- monja Spanish, Castilian
- monje Spanish, Castilian
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- *munikinnō Proto-Germanic
- munuc Old English
- moingne Old French
- monaĥo Esperanto
- μοναχός Greek (modern)
- mynach Welsh
- monic Middle Dutch
- munih Old High German
- manach Old Irish
- монах Bulgarian
- *monik Old Dutch
- монах Macedonian
- mmonaki Swahili
- menih Slovene
- monge Old Occitan