monxe

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese monge, monje (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, single, solitary), from μόνος (mónos, alone). Displaced Old Portuguese moogo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmonʃɪ]

Noun

monxe m (plural monxes)

  1. monk
    Synonym: frade

References

  • monge” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • monge” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • monxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • monxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • monxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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