monxe

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese monge~monje (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus. Compare Portuguese monge, Spanish monje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmonʃe/ [ˈmõnʲ.ʃɪ]
  • Rhymes: -onʃe
  • Hyphenation: mon‧xe

Noun

monxe m (plural monxes)

  1. monk
    Synonym: frade

References
  • “monge” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “monge” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “monxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “monxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “monxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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