Mónakó
See also: Monako
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνοικος (mónoikos, “single house”), from μόνος (mónos, “single, alone”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), the name of the 6th century BC colony of Phocaeans and an epithet of Heracles (Hercules), Ἡρακλῆς Μόνοικος (Heracles Monoikos). According to an ancient Greek myth and a Ligurian legend, Heracles passed through the Monaco area. A temple was constructed there by Phocaeans, the temple of Heracles Monoikos (Strabo, Geography, Gaul, 4.6.3).
Proper noun
[edit]Mónakó n (genitive singular Mónakó or Mónakós, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mónakó (sg-only neuter)
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Mónakó |
| accusative | Mónakó |
| dative | Mónakó |
| genitive | Mónakó, Mónakós |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Mónakó”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “Mónakó” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)