monacu

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Archaic form inherited from Latin monachus. In modern Sardinian, revived in the form monacu thanks to Italian monaco. Doublet of monzu, which arrived via Catalan.

Noun

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monacu m (plural monacos)

  1. monk

References

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  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “mònaku”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg