Monacum

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Monachium === Etymology === Eventually derived from monachus (“monk”), as the city name simply meant [the place] of the monks. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɔ.na.kũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔː.na.kum] === Proper noun === Monacum n sg (genitive Monacī); second declension Munich (the state capital of Bavaria, Germany) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Monacēnsis === Further reading === Monacum on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la