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See also: Monde and mondé

English

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the monde is the ball below the cross

Etymology

From French monde.

Noun

monde (plural mondes)

  1. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
    • 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:
      Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.

See also

See also

multiword English terms containing "monde"

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Afrikaans

Noun

monde

  1. plural of mond

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃d/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin mundus (world) which replaced the inherited Old French mont.

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
    C’est la plus belle fille du monde.
    She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
  2. people
    Le monde m’agace quelquefois.
    People annoy me sometimes.
    La salle était noire de monde.
    The room was full of people.
Related terms
Descendants
  • Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
    • Haitian Creole: moun
  • English: monde

Interjection

monde

  1. (Louisiana) good heavens

Etymology 2

From Latin mundus (pure; clean).

Adjective

monde (plural mondes)

  1. (archaic) pure; clean
    Antonym: immonde

Further reading

Anagrams

Guaraní

Verb

monde

  1. to dress

Conjugation

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French monde (world).

Verb

monde

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a person
    Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.To help a person in need.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: moun

References

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmon.de/
  • Rhymes: -onde
  • Hyphenation: món‧de

Adjective

monde f pl

  1. feminine plural of mondo

Noun

monde f pl

  1. plural of monda

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French < Latin mundus (world).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. the world
Descendants

Etymology 2

Old French < Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m or f (plural mondes)

  1. clean; pure
Descendants

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin mundus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

monde oblique singularm (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)

  1. the world
Descendants

Etymology 2

Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)

  1. clean; pure
Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mundus (world).

Pronunciation

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world