munk
Danish
[ˈmɔŋˀɡ̊]
noun
Definitions
- monk
- blackcap
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse munkr (monk) borrowed from Old Saxon munik borrowed from Old English munuc borrowed from Latin monachus (monk) borrowed 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
- монах Russian
- monaguillo Spanish, Castilian
- monja Spanish, Castilian
- monje Spanish, Castilian
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- munk Norwegian Bokmål
- *munikinnō Proto-Germanic
- munk Norwegian Nynorsk
- munuc Old English
- monk Middle English
- munkr Old Norse
- moingne Old French
- monaĥo Esperanto
- munkur Icelandic
- μοναχός Greek (modern)
- mynach Welsh
- munih Old High German
- mūks Latvian
- manach Old Irish
- монах Bulgarian
- монах Macedonian
- munik Old Saxon
- mmonaki Swahili
- menih Slovene