mūks

See also: muks

Latvian

Mūks

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse munkr (“monk”) (cf. also Swedish, Danish munk), from Old English munuc. This word must have been borrowed during the time of the un > ū change (9th-12th century); its first mention (already in its modern form), however, is found in 17th-century dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mūːks]

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Noun

mūks m (1st declension, female equivalent mūķene)

1. monk (male member of a monastic or religious order, usually lives in a monastery)

   mūku iesvētīšana ― the ordaining of monks

   mūks vientuļnieks ― hermit monk

   dzīvot kā mūkam ― to live like a monk (= in isolation)

   kristietības pirmie mūki bija ēģiptiešu Antonijs Lielais un Pahomijs Lielais ― the first Christian monks were the Egyptians Anthony the Great and Pachomius the Great

Declension

Declension of mūks (1st)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	mūks	mūki
genitive	mūka	mūku
dative	mūkam	mūkiem
accusative	mūku	mūkus
instrumental	mūku	mūkiem
locative	mūkā	mūkos
vocative	mūk	mūki

See also

• abats, abatija
• askēts
• klosteris
• priesteris