Moien

See also: moien

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Mueren (only for the noun)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German morgan (“morning”). Akin to German Morgen, Dutch morgen, English morn. The letter -g-, when following -r-, is often pronounced /j/ in Luxembourgish.

It is conceivable that the use as a greeting was influenced or re-enforced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”) in a phrase such as “Mooie[n] dag!” (“Good day!”). Such an influence seems less likely, however.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɪ̯.ən/

Noun

Moien m (plural Moienter)

1. morning

   Ech hunn de ganze Moien am Gaart geschafft.

   I've worked in the garden all morning.

Derived terms

• moies

Interjection

Moien

1. hi, hello, good morning, good day

   Moien! Wéi geet et?

   Hi! How do you do?

Synonyms

• Salut

Antonyms

• Äddi
• Awar