Monégasque

See also: Monegasque and monégasque

English

WOTD – 2 July 2011

Alternative forms

• Monegasque

Etymology

From French Monégasque, from Ligurian munegascu, from Munegu.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnəɡæsk/, /ˌmɒnɪˈɡæsk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑnɪˈɡæsk/

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Noun

Monégasque (plural Monégasques)

1. A native or inhabitant of Monaco.

   Synonym: Monacan

2. (uncountable) a Ligurian dialect spoken in Monaco.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of Monaco

• Afrikaans: Monegask
• Catalan: monegasc (ca) m, monegasca (ca) f
• Czech: Monačan (cs) m
• Dutch: Monegask (nl) m, Monegaskische (nl) f
• Esperanto: monakano (eo), monakanino (woman)
• Finnish: monacolainen (fi)
• French: Monégasque (fr) m or f
• Galician: monegasco (gl) m, monegasca f
• Georgian: მონაკოელი (monaḳoeli)
• German: Monegasse (de) m, Monegassin (de) f
• Italian: monegasco (it) m, monegasca (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: monegasker (no) m

  Nynorsk: monegask (nn) m, monegaskar (nn) m

• Polish: Monakijczyk (pl) m, Monakijka (pl) f
• Portuguese: monegasco (pt) m
• Romanian: monegasc (ro) m, monegască (ro) f
• Russian: монакцы pl (monakcy), монаковец m (monakovec), монаковка f (monakovka)
• Spanish: monegasco (es) m
• Swedish: monegask (sv) c
• Turkish: Monakolu (tr)

Ligurian dialect

• Dutch: Monegaskisch (nl) n
• French: monégasque (fr) m
• Ligurian: monegasco m

  Monégasque: munegascu m

Adjective

Monégasque (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants.

   Synonym: Monacan

Translations

of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants

• Afrikaans: Monegaskies
• Catalan: monegasc (ca)
• Czech: monacký (cs)
• Dutch: Monegaskisch (nl)
• Esperanto: monaka
• Finnish: monacolainen (fi)
• French: monégasque (fr)
• Galician: monegasco (gl)
• Georgian: მონაკოს (monaḳos), მონაკოური (monaḳouri)
• German: monegassisch (de)
• Icelandic: mónakóskur
• Italian: monegasco (it) m
• Ligurian: monegasco m, monegasca f

  Monégasque: munegascu m, munegasca f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: monegaskisk (no)

  Nynorsk: monegaskisk (nn)

• Polish: monakijski (pl)
• Portuguese: monegasco (pt)
• Romanian: monegasc (ro)
• Russian: монакский (ru) (monakskij)
• Spanish: monegasco (es)
• Swedish: monegaskisk (sv)
• West Frisian: Monegaskysk

French

Etymology

From Ligurian munegascu, from Munegu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ne.ɡask/

Noun

Monégasque m or f by sense (plural Monégasques)

1. Monégasque (resident or native of Monaco)

Related terms

• Monaco