Slovene

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Etymology

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Through Middle High German and Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, single, solitary). First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛnìːx/, /mənìːx/

Noun

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meníh or məníh m anim

  1. 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. meníh
gen. sing. meníha
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
meníh meníha meníhi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
meníha meníhov meníhov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
meníhu meníhoma meníhom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
meníha meníha meníhe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
meníhu meníhih meníhih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
meníhom meníhoma meníhi

Further reading

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  • menih”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
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