monachus

See also: Monachus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”)

Pronunciation

Noun

monachus m (genitive monachī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) monk (male member of a religious community)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative monachus monachī
Genitive monachī monachōrum
Dative monachō monachīs
Accusative monachum monachōs
Ablative monachō monachīs
Vocative monache monachī

Descendants

See also
  • abbatus

References
  • monachus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • monachus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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