monsun

See also: Monsun

Danish

Etymology

From German Monsun

Noun

monsun c (singular definite monsunen, plural indefinite monsuner)

1. monsoon

Declension

Declension of monsun

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	monsun	monsunen	monsuner	monsunerne
genitive	monsuns	monsunens	monsuners	monsunernes

References

• “monsun” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• muson

Etymology

Inherited from Malay monsun, which borrowed from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”). Doublet of musim and muson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /munson/

Noun

monsun (plural monsun-monsun, first-person possessive monsunku, second-person possessive monsunmu, third-person possessive monsunnya)

1. monsoon

Further reading

• “monsun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”). Doublet of musim.

Noun

monsun (plural monsun-monsun, informal 1st possessive monsunku, 2nd possessive monsunmu, 3rd possessive monsunnya)

1. (meteorology) monsoon (wind)

Further reading

• “monsun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English monsoon or Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).

Noun

monsun m (definite singular monsunen, indefinite plural monsuner, definite plural monsunene)

1. (weather) a monsoon

Derived terms

• monsuntid
• monsunvind

References

• “monsun” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “monsun” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English monsoon or Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).

Noun

monsun m (definite singular monsunen, indefinite plural monsunar, definite plural monsunane)

1. (weather) a monsoon

Derived terms

• monsuntid
• monsunvind

References

• “monsun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

monsun

Etymology

Borrowed from English monsoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔn.sun/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnsun
• Syllabification: mon‧sun

Noun

monsun m inan (related adjective monsunowy)

1. (meteorology) monsoon (any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season)

Declension

Declension of monsun

	singular	plural
nominative	monsun	monsuny
genitive	monsunu	monsunów
dative	monsunowi	monsunom
accusative	monsun	monsuny
instrumental	monsunem	monsunami
locative	monsunie	monsunach
vocative	monsunie	monsuny

Further reading

• monsun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• monsun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• monsun in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒnsuːn/
• Hyphenation: mon‧sun

Noun

mònsūn m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀нсӯн)

1. monsoon

Declension

Declension of monsun

	singular	plural
nominative	mònsūn	monsuni
genitive	monsúna	monsuna
dative	monsunu	monsunima
accusative	monsun	monsune
vocative	monsune	monsuni
locative	monsunu	monsunima
instrumental	monsunom	monsunima

Swedish

Etymology

From German Monsun

Noun

monsun c

1. monsoon

Declension

Declension of monsun
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	monsun	monsunen	monsuner	monsunerna
Genitive	monsuns	monsunens	monsuners	monsunernas