menih
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Through Middle High German and Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”). First attested in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]menȉh or mənȉh m anim
- monk (male member of monastic order)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | menȉh | ||
| gen. sing. | menȉha | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
menȉh | menȉha | menȉhi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
menȉha | menȉhov | menȉhov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
menȉhu | menȉhoma | menȉhom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
menȉha | menȉha | menȉhe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
menȉhu | menȉhih | menȉhih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
menȉhom | menȉhoma | menȉhi |
Further reading
[edit]- “menih”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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- Slovene terms derived from Late Latin
- Slovene terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Slovene terms derived from Middle High German
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- Slovene nouns
- Slovene masculine animate nouns
- Slovene masculine nouns
- Slovene animate nouns
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