munk
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse munkr, from Old Saxon munik and/or Old English munuc. Borrowed via Late Latin monachus from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “solitary, monk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔŋˀɡ̊]
Noun
munk c (singular definite munken, plural indefinite munke)
- monk
- blackcap
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | munk | munken | munke | munkene |
genitive | munks | munkens | munkes | munkenes |
References
- “munk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Etymology
From Old Swedish munk, from Medieval Latin monachus.
Noun
munk (genitive munga, partitive munka)
- monk
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | munk | mungad |
genitive | munga | munkade |
partitive | munka | munki / munkasid |
illative | munka / mungasse | munkadesse / mungisse |
inessive | mungas | munkades / mungis |
elative | mungast | munkadest / mungist |
allative | mungale | munkadele / mungile |
adessive | mungal | munkadel / mungil |
ablative | mungalt | munkadelt / mungilt |
translative | mungaks | munkadeks / mungiks |
terminative | mungani | munkadeni |
essive | mungana | munkadena |
abessive | mungata | munkadeta |
comitative | mungaga | munkadega |
Derived terms
- mungaklooster (“friary, monastery”)
Further reading
- munk in Sõnaveeb
Icelandic
Noun
munk
- indefinite accusative singular of munkur
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse munkr.
Noun
munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munker, definite plural munkene)
- a monk
References
- “munk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse munkr.
Noun
munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munkar, definite plural munkane)
- a monk
References
- “munk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish munker, borrowed from Latin monachus, ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “alone”).
In pastry sense; debated. According to some a comparison with the tonsure of medieval monks. According to others, and more probable according to historian Harrison, a comparison to the bodily roundness of monks.
In printing error sense; borrowed from German Mönch (“monk”), comparing the lighter patches with the tonsure of monks.
Noun
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munk c
- a monk
- Christian monk
- religious person of other religion living in solitude
- Synonym: eremit
- (colloquial) a person living in solitude
- Synonym: eremit
- (pastry) types of deep-fried piece of dough
- donut, type of toroidal pastry
- Synonyms: donut, flottyrmunk
- Berliner; type of ellipsoidal pastry with sweet filling
- Synonym: berlinermunk
- donut, type of toroidal pastry
- (Gothenburg) a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat
- Synonyms: skumboll, kokosboll, gräddbulle, kokosmunk, Mums-mums
- (dated, certain games) a person that has lost, is out of the game
- type of cannonball, approx. 24 skålpund (c. 10 kg, 22 lbs)
- munklikör (“Bénédictine”), type of herbal liqueur
- Synonym: benediktinerlikör
- (printing) type of error where the ink appears weaker, or not at all, on parts of the page
- Synonym: munkark
- type of drain for carp ponds
Declension
Declension of munk | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | munk | munken | munkar | munkarna |
Genitive | munks | munkens | munkars | munkarnas |
Derived terms
(monk):
- munkcell
- munkkloster
- munkkåpa
- munklöfte
- munkorden
- tiggarmunk
(pastry):
- berlinermunk
- munkpanna
- pösmunk
- raggmunk
- syltmunk
- äppelmunk
Descendants
- → Finnish: munkki
References
- munk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- munk in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1913)
- Berlinermunkar har också en historia by Dick Harrison (27 November 2013)