Mënch

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Mönch, from Middle High German münech, from Old High German munih, from Proto-West Germanic *munik. The inherited form is Minnech (now restricted to the sense “gelding”). Further cognate with Dutch monnik, English monk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Mënch m (plural Mënchen)

  1. monk
    Synonyms: Brudder, Klouschterbrudder, (ordained) Pater

Further reading

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  • MENCH in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire