Old English · noun
munuc
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmu.nuk/
- Syllables
- ˈmu · nuk (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- monk
Meaning
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monk
Þā ġecwæþð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā muneca wunian...
Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that no more monks could dwell there...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *munik.
Descendants
monk
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