munkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋ̊kʏr/
Rhymes: -uŋ̊kʏr

Noun

munkur m (genitive singular munks, nominative plural munkar)

monk

Declension

declension of munkur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	munkur	munkurinn	munkar	munkarnir
accusative	munk	munkinn	munka	munkana
dative	munki	munkinum / munknum	munkum	munkunum
genitive	munks	munksins	munka	munkanna

References

“munkur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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