# monarca
## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈnar.kə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈnar.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈnaɾ.ka]
* Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

### Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarques)
* monarch

### Noun

monarca f (plural monarques)
* monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

### Noun

monarca m (plural monarques)
* 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈnaɾka/ [mõˈnaɾ.kɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɾka
* Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

### Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)
* 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: /moˈnar.ka/
* Rhymes: -arka
* Hyphenation: mo‧nàr‧ca

### Noun

monarca m (plural monarchi)
* 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

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

monarca m (plural monarcas)
* monarch

#### Derived terms

* monarquia
* monarquic
* monarquicament
* monarquisme
* monarquista

## Piedmontese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /muˈnarka/

### Noun

monarca m
* monarch

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* monarcha (obsolete)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnah.kɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnah.kɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /moˈnaɾ.kɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moˈnaʁ.kɐ/ [moˈnaχ.kɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /moˈnaɻ.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈnaɾ.kɐ/
* Hyphenation: mo‧nar‧ca

### Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)
* monarch

#### Related terms

* monarquia
* monárquico

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈnaɾka/ [moˈnaɾ.ka]
* Rhymes: -aɾka
* Syllabification: mo‧nar‧ca

### Noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)
* 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], 2024 December 10