mynach
Welsh
mynach (Sant Anthoni Fawr)
Etymology
From Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmənaχ/
Noun
mynach m (plural mynachod or mynaich)
- monk
Coordinate terms
- (gender): lleian (“nun”)
Derived terms
- mynachaeth (“monasticism”)
- mynachaidd (“monastic”)
- mynachdy (“monastery”)
- mynachlog (“monastery”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mynach | fynach | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mynach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies