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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German munt, from Old High German mund, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
Cognate with Low German Mund, Dutch mond, English mouth, Danish mund.
Noun
Mund m (strong, genitive Mundes or Munds, plural Münder, diminutive Mündchen n or Mündlein n)
- mouth of a person
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Etymology 2
From an earlier Munt, from Middle High German and Old High German munt, from Proto-Germanic *mundō.
The retention of /d/ in the combination /nd/ is a signature of northern High German dialects and only becomes widespread after a period in the Middle Ages where the southern reflex /nt/ is favoured in southern writings.
Noun
Mund f (genitive Mund, plural Munde)
- (obsolete) hand
- (obsolete) legal protection
Usage notes
- Due to conflation with the masculine noun, combined nouns based on this one are also masculine.
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Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German munt, from Old High German mund, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mund m (plural Munde, diminutive Mundche)
- mouth
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