monacu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Archaic form inherited from Latin monachus. In modern Sardinian, revived in the form monacu thanks to Italian monaco. Doublet of monzu, which arrived via Catalan.

Noun

monacu m (plural monacos)

  1. monk

References
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “mònaku”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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