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[[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seamonk.jpg|thumb|right|frame| A mermonk (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).]]Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a [[Merbishop|merbishop]] that was captured near Poland in 1531. | PT.jpg|<small>Português</small>|link=https://wiki.uib.no/lexicomarinho/index.php/Monge_marinho | ||
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[[File:Zeemonnik.jpg|thumb|right|frame| <small>A mermonk (François Desprez, Paris, 1562). [http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.508677 Rijskmuseum].</small>]] | |||
[[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seamonk.jpg|thumb|right|frame| <small>A mermonk (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).</small>]] | |||
'''''mermonk''''' • Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a [[Merbishop|merbishop]] that was captured near Poland in 1531. | |||
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:Mermonk | :Mermonk | ||
;Portuguese | ;Portuguese | ||
: | :Monge marinho | ||
;Norwegian | ;Norwegian | ||
: | :Havmunk (literal translation; not known in Norwegian mythology) | ||
;Dutch | ;Dutch | ||
: | :Zeemonnik (literal translation; not known in Dutch mythology) | ||
;German | ;German | ||
:Seemönch | :Seemönch | ||
;French | ;French | ||
: | :Moine de mer; Poisson-moine | ||
;Spanish | ;Spanish | ||
: | :Monje marino (literal translation) | ||
;Catalan | |||
:Monjo marí (literal translation) | |||
;Italian | ;Italian | ||
: | :Pesce monaco; Monaco marino (literal translation) | ||
;Greek | ;Greek | ||
: | :Μοναχός της θάλασσας | ||
===References=== | |||
[[no:Havmunk]] | |||
[[pt:Monge marinho]] | |||
[[Category:Mythical creature]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:33, 19 May 2021
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A mermonk (François Desprez, Paris, 1562). Rijskmuseum.
mermonk • Nordic creature that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople[1]. Apparently, a mermonk was captured by herring fishers in the Baltic Sea near Copenhagen. Gesner also mentions a merbishop that was captured near Poland in 1531.
- English
- Mermonk
- Portuguese
- Monge marinho
- Norwegian
- Havmunk (literal translation; not known in Norwegian mythology)
- Dutch
- Zeemonnik (literal translation; not known in Dutch mythology)
- German
- Seemönch
- French
- Moine de mer; Poisson-moine
- Spanish
- Monje marino (literal translation)
- Catalan
- Monjo marí (literal translation)
- Italian
- Pesce monaco; Monaco marino (literal translation)
- Greek
- Μοναχός της θάλασσας
References
- ↑ Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 439.
