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Old English · noun

mynecenu

Normalised myneċenu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈmy.ne.t͡ʃe.nu/
Syllables
ˈmy · ne · t͡ʃe · nu (4 syllables)
Modern English
minchminchenmonknun

Meaning

  1. a female monk; a nun

Declension

Declension of mynecenu
SingularPlural
Nominative myneċenumyneċenamyneċene
Accusative myneċenemyneċenamyneċene
Genitive myneċenemyneċena
Dative myneċenemyneċenum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From munec + -en + -u or muneċen + -u; feminine variant of munuc (“monk”).

Descendants

minch, minchen

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