mynach

Welsh

mynach (Sant Anthoni Fawr)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mynach, manach, from Proto-Brythonic *manax, from Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmənaχ/

Noun

mynach m (plural mynachod or mynaich)

1. monk

Coordinate terms

• (gender): lleian (“nun”)

Derived terms

• cala'r mynach (“cuckoopint”, literally “the monk's penis”)
• cwcwll y mynach (“monkshood”)
• mynachaeth (“monasticism”)
• mynachaidd (“monastic”)
• mynachdy (“monastery”)
• mynachlog (“monastery”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mynach

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mynach	fynach	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mynach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies