Monat

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōnōt, mānōt m or n, from Old High German mānōd m, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ. See also Mond. Compare Old Saxon mānoth, Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnat/, /ˈmoːˌnaːt/

• Audio (Germany):

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• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Monat m or n (strong, genitive Monates or Monats, plural Monate)

1. month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)

   bis zum Ende des Monats ― until the end of the month

2. month (any period of such length)

   schon seit einem Monat ― for a month already

3. month (period between two new moons)

   Synonyms: Lunarmonat, Mondmonat, Mondumlauf

Usage notes

• In Austria also used as a neuter noun.

Declension

Declension of Monat [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Monat	die	Monate
genitive	eines	des	Monates, Monats	der	Monate
dative	einem	dem	Monat, Monate1	den	Monaten
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Monat	die	Monate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Folgemonat
• Heumonat
• monatelang
• monatlich
• Monatsanfang
• Monatsbeitrag
• Monatsende
• Monatsgehalt
• Monatsmitte
• Mondmonat
• Sommermonat
• Vormonat
• Wintermonat

Descendants

• → Esperanto: monato
  • → Ido: monato
• → Yiddish: מאָנאַט (monat)

Further reading

• “Monat” in Duden online
• “Monat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs.

Cognate with German Monat and Luxembourgish Mount.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnat/
• Rhymes: -oːnat
• Syllabification: Mo‧nat

Noun

Monat m (plural Monat or Monate)

1. month

Usage notes

• The plural Monat is used when a number of months is specified, as in For drei Monat ― Three months ago. Otherwise, Monate is preferred, as in Die letst Monate ― The last months. Usage can vary between speakers.

Derived terms

• monatlich