μοναχός

From μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

μονᾰχός • (monăkhós) m (feminine μονᾰχή, neuter μονᾰχόν); first/second declension

1. solitary, single

μονᾰχός • (monăkhós) m (genitive μονᾰχοῦ); second declension

1. monk, monastic

• Greek: μοναχός (monachós)

Borrowings

• → Coptic: ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ (monakhos)
• → Latin: monachus (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Church Slavonic: монахъ (monaxŭ)
  • → Belarusian: манах (manax)
  • → Bulgarian: монах (monah)
  • → Macedonian: монах (monah)
  • → Romanian: monah
  • → Russian: монах (monax), мона́хъ (monáx) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
    • → Ingrian: manahka
    • → Komi-Zyrian: манак (manak)
    • → Skolt Sami: manah
  • → Serbo-Croatian: monah / монах
  • → Ukrainian: монах (monax)

From Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

• IPA^(key): /mo.naˈxos/

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μοναχός • (monachós) m (plural μοναχοί, feminine μοναχή)

1. (religion) monk, friar

• καλόγερος m (kalógeros)

• μοναχός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

(alternative form: μονάχος (monáchos))

μοναχός • (monachós) m (feminine μοναχή, neuter μοναχό)

1. solitary, alone
2. without companions

• μονός (monós, “single, odd”, adjective)
• μόνος (mónos, “solitary, alone”, adjective)