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mnich

//ˈmɲix/ | /ˈmɲix//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    monk (male member of monastic order)
  2. 2.
    monk roof tile
  3. 3.
    device for regulating the level and flow of water in fish ponds
  4. 4.
    obsoletevessel for separating silver and gold in the furnace
  5. 5.
    obsoletetype of apple
  6. 6.
    obsoletetype of pierogi or dumpling
  7. 7.
    any plant of the genus Taraxacum
  8. 8.
    monk seal (Monachus)
  9. 9.
    bishop
  10. 10.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  11. 11.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    • dzbankow 6, 2 kubki i mnich 1, korbaszewa flasza 1

      Townsmen's inventories from the years 1528-1635 from the city books of Poznań

  12. 12.
    bishop of Varadin, the guardian of the Hungarian prince

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish mnich. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from German Mönch.

Forms

  • mniszkafeminine
  • mniszekdiminutive
  • mnisiadjective
  • mniszyadjective
Nominative
Singular
mnich
Plural
mnisi, mniszy, mnichowie
Genitive
Singular
mnicha
Plural
mnichów
Dative
Singular
mnichowi
Plural
mnichom
Accusative
Singular
mnicha
Plural
mnichów, mnichy
Instrumental
Singular
mnichem
Plural
mnichami, mnichy
Locative
Singular
mnichu
Plural
mnichach, mnichoch
Vocative
Singular
mnichu
Plural
mnisi, mniszy

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