monnik

Concepts

monk

friar

conventual

monastic

mullion

nun

brother

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obedientiary

coenobite

Synonyms

kloosterbroeder

broeder

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kloosterling

pater

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Translations

Mönch

moine

monje

monge

monachus

frate

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monaco

keşiş

μοναχός

monjo

frei

monge

راهب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔnɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: monic

Inherited from Old Dutch: *monik

Cognate with German: Mönch

Cognate with English: monk

Cognate with Western Frisian: muonts

In summary

From Middle Dutch monic, from Old Dutch *monik, from Proto-West Germanic *munik. Compare German Mönch, English monk, West Frisian muonts.