Mönch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German münch, münich, from Old High German munih, from Proto-West Germanic *munik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mœnç/
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Noun

Mönch m (strong, genitive Mönches or Mönchs, plural Mönche, diminutive Mönchlein n)

Declension

Declension of Mönch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mönch	die	Mönche
genitive	eines	des	Mönches, Mönchs	der	Mönche
dative	einem	dem	Mönch, Mönche¹	den	Mönchen
accusative	einen	den	Mönch	die	Mönche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

mönchisch
Mönchstum
Some Name of Cities are also derived from this Mönch, e.g. München

Related terms

Mönchsgelübde
Mönchsgeier
Mönchssittich

Further reading

“Mönch” in Duden online
“Mönch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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