monarca

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈnar.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈnar.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈnaɾ.ka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarques)

1. monarch

Noun

monarca f (plural monarques)

1. monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Noun

monarca m (plural monarques)

1. monarch flycatcher (Monarchidae spp.)

Derived terms

• monarca del paradís

Related terms

• monarquia
• monàrquic
• monarquisme

References

• “monarca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “monarca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈnaɾka/ [mõˈnaɾ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾka
• Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

1. monarch

   Synonym: soberano

Further reading

• “monarca”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈnar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Hyphenation: mo‧nàr‧ca

Noun

monarca m (plural monarchi)

1. monarch

Related terms

• monarchia
• monarchico
• monarchismo

References

• monarca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• marcano

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

monarca m (plural monarcas)

1. monarch

Derived terms

• monarquia
• monarquic
• monarquicament
• monarquisme
• monarquista

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈnarka/

Noun

monarca m

1. monarch

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

monarca

Wikipedia ^pt

Alternative forms

• monarcha (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnah.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnah.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moˈnaɾ.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnaχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈnaɻ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈnaɾ.kɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

1. monarch

Related terms

• monarquia
• monárquico

Further reading

• “monarca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

monarca

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈnaɾka/ [moˈnaɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aɾka
• Syllabification: mo‧nar‧ca

Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

1. monarch

Derived terms

• mariposa monarca

Related terms

• monarquía
• monárquico

Further reading

• “monarca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024