Monaco
English
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Monaco
- A country in Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
- The capital of the principality of Monaco.
Quotations
- 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 67
- Holly followed the Italian coast up to Monaco, and from there across the Alps to France.
Derived terms
Translations
country in Europe
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capital city
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Countries of the world
Further reading
Breton
Proper noun
Monaco
Danish
Proper noun
Monaco
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Monaco n
- Monaco (country and capital city)
Estonian
Proper noun
Monaco
- Monaco (country)
- Monaco (city)
Finnish
Proper noun
Monaco
Declension
| Inflection of Monaco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Monaco | — | |
| genitive | Monacon | — | |
| partitive | Monacoa | — | |
| illative | Monacoon | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Monaco | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Monaco | — |
| gen. | Monacon | ||
| genitive | Monacon | — | |
| partitive | Monacoa | — | |
| inessive | Monacossa | — | |
| elative | Monacosta | — | |
| illative | Monacoon | — | |
| adessive | Monacolla | — | |
| ablative | Monacolta | — | |
| allative | Monacolle | — | |
| essive | Monacona | — | |
| translative | Monacoksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Monacotta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Derived terms
French
Proper noun
Monaco m
- Monaco (principality)
- Monaco (capital)
German
Proper noun
Monaco n (genitive Monacos)
Interlingua
Proper noun
Monaco
Italian
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Monaco m
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Monaco f
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
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Norwegian Bokmål
Satellite map of Monaco
Proper noun
Monaco
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Monaco
Related terms
Romanian
Proper noun
Monaco n
Swedish
Proper noun
Monaco n (genitive Monacos)
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