Monat

German

Etymology

From Old High German mānōd (compare Old Saxon mānoth), from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also Mond. Compare Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmoːnat/, [ˈmoːnatʰ]

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Noun

Monat m (genitive Monats or Monates, plural Monate)

1. month

Declension

declension of Monat

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Monat	die	Monate
genitive	eines	des	Monates, Monats	der	Monate
dative	einem	dem	Monat, Monate (archaic)	den	Monaten
accusative	einen	den	Monat	die	Monate

Derived terms

• monatelang
• monatlich
• Vormonat