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Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mönch, from Middle High German münech, from Old High German munih, from Proto-West Germanic *munik. The inherited form is Minnech (now restricted to the sense “gelding”). Further cognate with Dutch monnik, English monk.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mënch m (plural Mënchen)
- monk
- Synonyms: Brudder, Klouschterbrudder, (ordained) Pater
Further reading
- MENCH in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire