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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also måned.
Pronunciation
Noun
måne c (singular definite månen, plural indefinite måner)
- (astronomy) moon (a natural satellite of a planet, especially the Earth's moon)
- bald patch, bald spot
- (imitative of former peoples) month
2016, Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Fæ og frænde: Syvenhalv nats fortællinger om vejene til Rom og Danmark, Art People, →ISBN:Jeg drog selv derop og forhørte mig for tre måner siden. Fede marker, tykke dyr og spredte venligsindede kelterstammer, som meget gerne vil have os derop, fordi vi kan være deres skjold imod belgerne, som truer dem nordfra.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2015, Linda Lay Shuler, Kvinden der husker, Rosinante & Co →ISBN. Translator anonymous.
Nu var der snart gået tre måner, og maven ville begynde at vokse. Der var endnu fire måner, til blomsterne sprang ud. Ville Kokopelli nå frem, før de opdagede hendes hemmelighed?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2016, Marshall Grover, Bill og Ben - en dametur, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Den runde halvblodsindianer viste sig situationen voksen og løftede hånden, som om han ville velsigne hende. – Du fin squaw nu, messede han respektfuldt. – Må den Store Ånd give dig og din mand mange måner, megen glæde, rig høst og ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2012, Dina Yafasova, Kald mig ikke offer!, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Men dengang, for mange måner siden, lå grænserne anderledes end nu, og alle de ovennævnte geografiske brikker var Indien, Britisk Indien.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also måned.
Pronunciation
Noun
måne m (definite singular månen, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)
- moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)
I solsystemet er det bare to planeter som ikke har måner.- There are only two planets in the solar system that lack moons.
Derived terms
References
- “måne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Akin to English moon. See also månad.
Pronunciation
Noun
måne m (definite singular månen, indefinite plural månar, definite plural månane)
- a moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)
I solsystemet er det berre to planetar som ikkje har måne.- In the Solar System, there are only two planets without moons.
- There are only two planets in the solar system that lack moons.
- (colloquial) a bald spot, especially in and around the crown of the head
Han begynner å få måne.- He's balding.
- (literary) month, moon
Derived terms
Noun
måne m (definite singular månen, indefinite plural månar, definite plural månane)
- (pre-1959) alternative form of månad
References
- “måne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish māne, from Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also månad.
Pronunciation
Noun
måne c
- a moon
- Synonym: (dialectal) tungel
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