Mond
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).
Noun
Mond m
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Muund (rare variant in Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From a conflation of Old High German māno (from Proto-Germanic *mēnô) and mānōd (from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs), both from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mond m (plural Mond or Monde)
- (most dialects) moon
- Wa’ mer naachs em Bösch es, süht mer, wie hell der Mond schengk.
- When you’re in the forest at night, you see how bright the moon shines.
- (most dialects) month
- Ich hann allt drei Mond nur der halve Luhn jekräje.
- I’ve been paid just half my salary for three months now.
German
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Lunar-eclipse-09-11-2003.jpeg/225px-Lunar-eclipse-09-11-2003.jpeg)
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (whence also Dutch maan, English moon, Swedish måne, Icelandic máni). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. See also Monat.
Further Indo-European cognates: Latin mēnsis (“month”), Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”), Sanskrit मास (māsa, “moon”), Russian месяц (mesjac, “moon; month”), Lithuanian mėnulis, Persian ماه (māh, “moon, month”), Tocharian A mañ
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mond m (proper noun, strong, genitive Monds)
- (astronomy) The Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary.
- Der Mond ist so massereich, dass Erde und Mond zusammen häufig als Doppelplanet bezeichnet werden.
- The Moon has such an enormous mass that Earth and Moon are often considered as a binary system.
Noun
Mond m (genitive Monds, plural Monde)
- (astronomy) A moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet
- Ganymed ist der größte Mond des Sonnensystems.
- Ganymede is the biggest moon of the Solar System.
- Merkur und Venus haben keine natürlichen Monde.
- Mercury and Venus do not possess natural moons.
- (literary, dated) A month, especially a lunar month
- (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)
Declension
Old Declension: This old declension is not used anymore, but was up until the end of the 18th century. Template:de-decl-noun-m
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Further reading
- “Mond” in Duden online
Hunsrik
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German mund, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mond m (plural Mënner)
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