Mondgesicht

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German

Etymology

Mond (“moon”) +‎ Gesicht (“face”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnt.ɡəˌzɪçt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

Mondgesicht n (strong, genitive Mondgesichtes or Mondgesichts, plural Mondgesichter)

  1. (medicine) moon face
  2. (derogatory) an unattractively round face (e.g. in an overweight person)
  3. (childish) a crude drawing of a face, consisting of a circle and four marks for the eyes, nose, and mouth
    Punkt, Punkt, Komma, Strich – fertig ist das Mondgesicht.
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    (literally, “Point, point, comma, stroke – complete is the moon face.”)

Declension

Declension of Mondgesicht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mondgesicht die Mondgesichter
genitive eines des Mondgesichtes, Mondgesichts der Mondgesichter
dative einem dem Mondgesicht, Mondgesichte1 den Mondgesichtern
accusative ein das Mondgesicht die Mondgesichter

1Now rare, see notes.

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