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minchen

minchen noun: a nun.

Noun

minchen (plural minchens)

  1. (obsolete) A nun.

Forms of minchen

pluralminchens
alternative formmynchen
alternative formmincheon
alternative formminchun

Origin of minchen

From Middle English minchen, monchen, from Old English myneċen (“a female monk, nun”), from Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (“female monk”), from *munikaz (“monk”), from Late Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “hermit”, noun), from μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”, adjective), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *menw-, *manw- (“small, little, isolated”). Cognate with German Mönchin (“female monk”). Related also to minnow. More at monk.

Questions about minchen

What does minchen mean?
Minchen means a nun.
What part of speech is minchen?
Minchen is a noun.
What is the plural of minchen?
The plural of minchen is minchens.

Words near minchen in the dictionary

  1. minchag
  2. Minchah
  3. Minchala
  4. Minchalas
  5. minched
  6. minchen
  7. minchens
  8. Mincher
  9. mincheries
  10. Minchers
  11. minchery

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