From Middle High German , from Old High German , coined in the 8th century by Karl der Große. By surface analysis, Ostern (“Easter”) + Mond (“moon”). Compare English Eastermonth.
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Ostermond m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ostermondes or Ostermonds, plural Ostermonde)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Ostermond | die | Ostermonde |
genitive | eines | des | Ostermondes, Ostermonds | der | Ostermonde |
dative | einem | dem | Ostermond, Ostermonde1 | den | Ostermonden |
accusative | einen | den | Ostermond | die | Ostermonde |
1Now rare, see notes.