Guaraní

Verb

monge

1. to go to sleep

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin monicus, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός ‎(monakhós, “single, solitary”).

Noun

monge m ‎(oblique plural monges, nominative singular monges, nominative plural monge)

1. monk

Descendants

• Catalan: monjo
• Occitan: monge
• Old Portuguese: monge, monje
  • Galician: monxe
  • Portuguese: monje
• Spanish: monje

References

• (fr)(de) monachus in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Portuguese

monge

Etymology

From Old Portuguese monge, monje, a borrowing from Old Provençal 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. Compare Galician monxe and Spanish monje.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmõ.ʒɨ/
• Hyphenation: mon‧ge

Noun

monge m (plural monges, feminine monja, feminine plural monjas)

1. monk