mnich

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech mnich. Compare German Mönch, Russian монах (monax), Polish mnich.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mnich m anim

  1. monk

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Further reading

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  • mnich”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • mnich”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • mnich”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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mnich m anim

  1. Alternative form of mich

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Old Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old High German munih, from Proto-West Germanic *munik.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmɲix/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmɲix/

Noun

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mnich m pers

  1. monk

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Descendants

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  • Czech: mnich
  • Old Polish: mnich
  • Slovak: mních

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “mnich”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Czech mnich.[1][2][3] First attested in 1429.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /mɲix/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /mɲix/

Noun

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mnich m pers (female equivalent mniszka, related adjective mniski)

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) monk
    • 1959 [1429], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Wielkopolskie roty sądowe XIV-XV wieku, Roty poznańskie, volume I, number 1339, Poznań:
      Jsze pan Micolay Thomiczsky ne schedl... do clastora, do mnichow
      [Iże pan Mikołay Tomicski nie szedł... do klasztora, do mnichow]

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “mnich”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “mnich”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “mnich”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish mnich. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from German Mönch.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ix
  • Syllabification: mnich
  • Homophone: Mnich

Noun

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mnich m pers (female equivalent mniszka, diminutive mniszek, related adjective mnisi or mniszy)

  1. monk (male member of monastic order)

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Noun

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mnich m inan

  1. monk roof tile
  2. device for regulating the level and flow of water in fish ponds
  3. (obsolete, metalwork) vessel for separating silver and gold in the furnace
  4. (obsolete) type of apple
  5. (obsolete) type of pierogi or dumpling

Noun

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mnich m pers

  1. (Middle Polish) any plant of the genus Taraxacum
    Synonym: mniszek
  2. (Middle Polish) monk seal (Monachus)
    Synonym: mniszka śródziemnomorska
  3. (Middle Polish, chess) bishop
    Synonyms: goniec, laufer
  4. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. bulbous ceramic flask for liquors in a sculptor's inventory
      • 1961 [1571], S. Nawrocki, J. Wisłocki, editors, Inwentarze mieszczańskie z lat 1528-1635 z ksiąg miejskich Poznania [Townsmen's inventories from the years 1528-1635 from the city books of Poznań], number 168:
        dzbankow 6, 2 kubki i mnich 1, korbaszewa flasza 1
  5. (Middle Polish) bishop of Varadin, the guardian of the Hungarian prince

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Further reading

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  • mnich in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mnich in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “mnich”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • MNICH”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 15.11.2022
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “mnich”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “mnich”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mnich”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1015

Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old High German munih,[1] from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μονᾰχός (monakhós, solitary, single).

Compare Lower Sorbian mich, Old Czech mnich, Old Church Slavonic мънихъ (mŭnixŭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mnich m pers (feminine mniška)

  1. monk

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References

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  1. ^ Schuster-Šewc, Heinz (1984) “mnich”, in Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der ober- und niedersorbischen Sprache [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Upper and Lower Sorbian Language] (in German), numbers 13 (mjetło – njedara), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, →ISBN, page 936

Further reading

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  • Křesćan Pful, editor (1866), “mnich”, in Łužiski serbski słownik / Lausitzisch Wendisches Wörterbuch[2] (in German), Budyšin: Maćica Serbska, page 374
  • mnich” in Soblex