menih
See also: Menih
Slovene
Etymology
Through Middle High German and Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”). First attested in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛníx/, /məníx/
Noun
menȉh or mənȉh m anim
- monk (male member of monastic order)
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | menȉh | ||
| gen. sing. | menȉha | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
menȉh | menȉha | menȉhi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
menȉha | menȉhov | menȉhov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
menȉhu | menȉhoma | menȉhom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
menȉha | menȉha | menȉhe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
menȉhu | menȉhih | menȉhih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
menȉhom | menȉhoma | menȉhi |
Further reading
- “menih”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025