munk

See also: Munk

English

Noun

munk (plural munks) (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of monk.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr, from Old Saxon munik and/or Old English munuc, both from Proto-West Germanic *munik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔŋˀɡ̊]

Noun

munk c (singular definite munken, plural indefinite munke)

1. monk
2. blackcap

Inflection

Declension of munk

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	munk	munken	munke	munkene
genitive	munks	munkens	munkes	munkenes

References

• “munk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Estonian

Etymology

From Old Swedish munk, from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmunk/, [ˈmuŋkˑ]
• Rhymes: -unk
• Hyphenation: munk

Noun

munk (genitive munga, partitive munka)

1. monk

   Synonyms: kloostrivend, vend

Declension

Declension of munk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-g gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		munk	mungad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	munga
genitive			munkade
partitive		munka	munki munkasid
illative		munka mungasse	munkadesse mungisse
inessive		mungas	munkades mungis
elative		mungast	munkadest mungist
allative		mungale	munkadele mungile
adessive		mungal	munkadel mungil
ablative		mungalt	munkadelt mungilt
translative		mungaks	munkadeks mungiks
terminative		mungani	munkadeni
essive		mungana	munkadena
abessive		mungata	munkadeta
comitative		mungaga	munkadega

Compounds

• erakmunk
• kerjusmunk
• mungaklooster
• rändmunk

References

• munk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “munk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic

Noun

munk

1. indefinite accusative singular of munkur

Middle English

Noun

munk

1. (AB language, Norfolk, West Riding) alternative form of monk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊŋk/

Noun

munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munker, definite plural munkene)

1. a monk

References

• “munk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse munkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊŋk/

Noun

munk m (definite singular munken, indefinite plural munkar, definite plural munkane)

1. a monk

References

• “munk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish munker, from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.

In pastry sense; debated. According to some a comparison with the tonsure of medieval monks. According to others, and more probable according to historian Harrison, a comparison to the bodily roundness of monks.

In printing error sense; borrowed from German Mönch (“monk”), comparing the lighter patches with the tonsure of monks.

Noun

Donuts (“doughnuts”) to the left and munkar (“Berliners”) to the right, in a store.

Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats.

munk c

1. a monk
   1. Christian monk
   2. religious person of other religion living in solitude

      Synonym: eremit

2. (colloquial) a person living in solitude

   Synonym: eremit

3. (pastry) types of deep-fried piece of dough
   1. doughnut, type of toroidal pastry

      Synonyms: donut, flottyrmunk

   2. Berliner; type of ellipsoidal pastry with sweet filling

      Synonym: berlinermunk

4. (Gothenburg) a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat, a chocolate teacake

   Synonyms: skumboll, kokosboll, gräddbulle, kokosmunk, Mums-mums

5. (dated, certain games) a person that has lost, is out of the game
6. type of cannonball, approx. 24 skålpund (c. 10 kg, 22 lbs)
7. munklikör (“Bénédictine”), type of herbal liqueur

   Synonym: benediktinerlikör

8. (printing) type of error where the ink appears weaker, or not at all, on parts of the page

   Synonym: munkark

9. type of drain for carp ponds

Declension

Declension of munk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	munk	munks
	definite	munken	munkens
plural	indefinite	munkar	munkars
	definite	munkarna	munkarnas

Derived terms

(monk):

• munkcell
• munkkloster
• munkkåpa
• munklöfte
• munkorden
• munkparakit
• tiggarmunk

(pastry):

• berlinermunk
• munkpanna
• pösmunk
• raggmunk
• syltmunk
• äppelmunk

Descendants

• → Finnish: munkki

References

• “munk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “munk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “munk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• munk in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1913)
• Berlinermunkar har också en historia by Dick Harrison (27 November 2013)