Mǫǫnt

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Limburgish

De̩r Mǫǫnt van de̩r Äärt uut — The Moon as seen from Earth

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, Alemannic German Mond, Luxembourgish Mound, Central Franconian Mond and Vilamovian mönd for other variants that added a word-final dental plosive.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mǫǫnt m (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. (astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary

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Noun

Mǫǫnt m (plural Mǫǫnt or Mǫǫnde̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. (astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
  2. (rare) lunar cycle

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