munk

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr, from Old Saxon munik and/or Old English munuc, both from Proto-West Germanic *munik.

Pronunciation

Noun

munk c (singular definite munken, plural indefinite munke)

  1. monk
  2. blackcap

Inflection

Declension of munk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative munk munken munke munkene
genitive munks munkens munkes munkenes

References

Estonian

Etymology

From Old Swedish munk, from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

Noun

munk (genitive munga, partitive munka)

  1. monk

Declension

Declension of munk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative munk mungad
accusative nom.
gen. munga
genitive 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

Further reading

Icelandic

Noun

munk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of munkur

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

Noun

munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munker, definite plural munkene)

  1. a monk

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr.

Pronunciation

Noun

munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munkar, definite plural munkane)

  1. a monk

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish munker, from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

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

"Donut" to the left and "munkar" to the right, in a store.
Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats.

munk c

  1. a monk
    1. Christian monk
    2. religious person of other religion living in solitude
      Synonym: eremit
  2. (colloquial) a person living in solitude
    Synonym: eremit
  3. (pastry) types of deep-fried piece of dough
    1. donut, type of toroidal pastry
      Synonyms: donut, flottyrmunk
    2. Berliner; type of ellipsoidal pastry with sweet filling
      Synonym: berlinermunk
  4. (Gothenburg) a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat, a chocolate teacake
    Synonyms: skumboll, kokosboll, gräddbulle, kokosmunk, Mums-mums
  5. (dated, certain games) a person that has lost, is out of the game
  6. type of cannonball, approx. 24 skålpund (c. 10 kg, 22 lbs)
  7. munklikör (“Bénédictine”), type of herbal liqueur
    Synonym: benediktinerlikör
  8. (printing) type of error where the ink appears weaker, or not at all, on parts of the page
    Synonym: munkark
  9. 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):

(pastry):

Descendants

  • → Finnish: munkki

References

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