Mond

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See also: mond, MOND, and 'mond

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Noun

Mond m

  1. moon

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Muund (rare variant in Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

    From a conflation of Old High German māno (from Proto-Germanic *mēnô) and mānōd (from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs), both from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Mond m (plural Mond or Monde)

    1. (most dialects) moon
      Wa’ mer naachs em Bösch es, süht mer, wie hell der Mond schengk.
      When you’re in the forest at night, you see how bright the moon shines.
    2. (most dialects) month
      Ich hann ald drei Mond nur der halve Luhn jekräje.
      I’ve been paid just half my salary for three months now.

    German

    Der Mond von der Erde aus — The Moon as seen from Earth (1)
    Der Mond während einer totalen Mondfinsternis — The Moon during a total lunar eclipse (1)

    Etymology

    From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō. Later forms of the Middle High German word, mānde, had a final dental due to confusion with mānōt (month) (modern Monat).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    der Mond m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mondes or des Monds)

    1. (astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary
      Der Mond ist so massereich, dass Erde und Mond zusammen häufig als Doppelplanet bezeichnet werden.
      The Moon has such an enormous mass that Earth and Moon are often considered as a binary system.

    Declension

    Noun

    Mond m (strong, genitive Mondes or Monds, plural Monde)

    1. (astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
      Ganymed ist der größte Mond des Sonnensystems.
      Ganymede is the biggest moon of the Solar System.
      Merkur und Venus haben keine natürlichen Monde.
      Mercury and Venus do not possess natural moons.
    2. (literary, dated) a month, especially a lunar month
    3. (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)

    Declension

    Old Declension: This old declension is not used anymore, but was up until the end of the 18th century.

    Synonyms

    Hypernyms

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • Mond” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • Mond” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Mond” in Duden online
    • Mond on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Hunsrik

    Alternative forms

    • moont (Wiesemann spelling)

    Etymology

      Inherited from Central Franconian Mond.[1]

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Mond m (plural Mone)

      1. Moon

      References

      1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mond”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113, column 2

      Luxembourgish

      Etymology

      From Old High German mund.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Mond m (plural Mënner)

      1. mouth