monge

monge

1. to go to sleep

From Vulgar Latin monicus, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”).

monge m (oblique plural monges, nominative singular monges, nominative plural monge)

1. monk

• Catalan: monjo
• Occitan: monge
• Old Portuguese: monge, monje
  • Galician: monxe
  • Portuguese: monje
• Spanish: monje

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “monachus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 63, page 64

From Old Portuguese monge, monje, borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Displaced Old Portuguese moogo. Compare Galician monxe and Spanish monje.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmõ.ʒɨ/
• Hyphenation: mon‧ge

monge m (plural monges, feminine monja, feminine plural monjas)

1. monk