Erntemond

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German

Etymology

Ernte (harvest) +‎ Mond (moon).

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Noun

Erntemond m (strong, genitive Erntemondes or Erntemonds, plural Erntemonde)

  1. (Northern Germany) harvest moon
    Synonyms: Herbstmond, Herbstvollmond, Septembervollmond
    • 1833 [1832], Edward Bulwer-Lytton, translated by Friedrich Notter, Eugen Aram, published 2017:
      Der Erntemond stieg langsam über einer Gruppe düsterer Föhren empor und strahlte seinen unbeschreiblichen Zauber in die ruhende leuchtende Nacht aus.
      The harvest-moon rose slowly from a copse of gloomy firs, and diffused its own unspeakable magic into the hush and transparency of the night.
    • 2020, Andreas Gößling, Faust, der Magier. Roman, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 357:
      Sein Haupt war so kahl und rund und rot wie der Erntemond zur Rebenlese.
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    • 2022, Wolfgang Kerbe, Ein Mondschattenbuch, →ISBN:
      Es herbstelt schon / der Erntemond / strahlt hell vor meinem Fenster
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  2. (dated) August
    Synonyms: Ernting, Erntemonat
    • 1882, Emil Ohly, Dein Kind Lebet. Sammlung von Reden an Kindergräbern, page 26:
      Und nun kommt der Erntemond und mit ihm die Einführung auch des jüngsten in die himmlischen Scheunen.
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