mon

See also môn

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒn

Noun

mon

1. the former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen
2. a colloquial pronunciation of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England.

Anagrams

• nom, no'm, nom., NOM

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French

Etymology

Old French mun, from Latin meus

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /mɔ̃/, SAMPA: /mO~/

Adjective

mon m. (singular)

1. (possessive) My.

Related terms

    French possessive adjectives

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	—
Possessor	Singular	First person	mon	ma	mes
		Second person	ton	ta	tes
		Third person	son	sa	ses
	Plural	First person	notre		nos
		Second person	votre		vos
		Third person	leur		leurs

Noun

mon m. (plural mons)

1. Followed by rank, address to a (male) superior officer in the military. Army-specific short for "monsieur".

Anagrams

• nom

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Japanese

Noun

mon (hiragana もん)

1. 紋: circular crest
2. 門: gate
3. 問: question
4. 物: thing
5. 文: mon (obsolete currency unit)

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Middle English

Noun

mon

1. man

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Northern Sami

Pronoun

mon

1. my, mine

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Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mõn/
• Rhymes: -õn

Pronoun

mon m. (feminine ma, plural mes)

1. my (first-person singular possessive pronoun)

Descendants

• French: mon

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Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin mundus

Noun

mon m. (oblique plural mons, nominative singular mons, nominative plural mon)

1. world
   • circa 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Anc no gardei sazo ni mes:

     Tota gens ditz que Vianes
     Es la melher terra del mon

     Everyone says that Vianes
     is the best land in the world

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Swedish

Noun

mon

1. definite singular of mo

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Volapük

Noun

mon (uncountable)

1. money

Declension

    declension of mon

	singular
nominative	mon
genitive	mona
dative	mone
accusative	moni
predicative	monu
vocative	o mon!