Old English · adjective
mynecen
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmy.ne.t͡ʃen/
- Syllables
- ˈmy · ne · t͡ʃen (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- nunminch
Meaning
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nun
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (“female monk”), from *munikaz (“monk”), from Late Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “hermit”, noun), from μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”, adjective), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *menw-, *manw- (“small, little, isolated”). Cognate with German Mönchin (“female monk”).
Descendants
minch
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