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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós).
Pronunciation
Noun
мона́х • (monáh) m (feminine монахи́ня, relational adjective мона́шески)
- monk, monastic, friar
- Synonym: калу́гер (kalúger)
Declension
References
- “монах”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “монах”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós).
Pronunciation
Noun
монах • (monah) m (feminine монахиња, relational adjective монашки)
- monk
Declension
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Old Church Slavonic монахъ (monaxŭ), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “monk, (originally) solitary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
мона́х • (monáx) m anim (genitive мона́ха, nominative plural мона́хи, genitive plural мона́хов, feminine мона́хиня or мона́шка, relational adjective мона́шеский)
- monk
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǒnax/
- Hyphenation: мо‧нах
Noun
мо̀нах m (Latin spelling mònah)
- monk, monastic (especially Orthodox)
Declension
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
мона́х • (monáx) m pers (genitive мона́ха, nominative plural мона́хи, genitive plural мона́хів, feminine мона́хиня or мона́шка)
- monk
- Synonym: черне́ць (černécʹ)
Declension
Declension of мона́х (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “монах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “монах”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “монах”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)