monacha
See also: Monacha
Latin
Etymology
Feminine of monachus < Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na.kʰa/, [ˈmɔnäkʰä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na.ka/, [ˈmɔːnäkä]
Noun
monacha f (genitive monachae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) nun (female member of a religious community)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | monacha | monachae |
| Genitive | monachae | monachārum |
| Dative | monachae | monachīs |
| Accusative | monacham | monachās |
| Ablative | monachā | monachīs |
| Vocative | monacha | monachae |
Related terms
- monachus
- monachalis
- monachatus
- monachicus
- monachīlis
- monachīum
- monastērium
- monasticus
- monastria
See also
- abbatissa
- nonna
- monial
- monachus
References
- “monacha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- monacha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- monacha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette