mun
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
mun
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.[1]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
- (dialect, Northern English, modal auxiliary, defective) Must.
- 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:
- Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.
References[edit]
- ^ “mun”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-; compare mouth.
Noun[edit]
mun (plural muns)
- (obsolete, dialect) The mouth, jaw.
- 1847, J O Halliwell, Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial words:
- A common cry at Coventry on Good Friday is: One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, / Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun
Pronoun[edit]
mun
- (UK, dialect, Devon, Somerset, obsolete) them[1]
- 1746, Exmoor Courtship[2], published 1879, page 50:
- tha wut spudlee out the Yemors, and screedle over mun
References[edit]
- ^ Wright, Joseph (1903) The English Dialect Dictionary[1], volume 4, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 204
Etymology 4[edit]
Clipping of mundane.
Noun[edit]
mun (plural muns)
- (roleplaying games, Internet slang) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.
- 2001 December 31, JamesStein, “Successfully Powering Down a Campaign”, in rec.games.frp.dnd[5] (Usenet):
- Any suggestions on how to successfully turn this into a good SL, which will bring the characters back into the range of normalcy, without leaving the muns feeling deprived of everything their characters earned?
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:mun.
Synonyms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dalmatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun f
Finnish[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
mun
- (colloquial) genitive of mä
- (dialectal) accusative of mä
See also[edit]
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
mun
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌿𐌽
Icelandic[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
Inari Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
mun (genitive muu)
See also[edit]
Inari Sami personal pronouns | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
1st person | mun | muoi | mij |
2nd person | tun | tuoi | tij |
3rd person | sun | suoi | sij |
Further reading[edit]
- mun in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[6], Tromsø: UiT
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Irish[edit]
Contraction[edit]
mun
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mun | mhun | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Iu Mien[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔmun (“illness, pain”). Cognate with White Hmong mob and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] mb.
Noun[edit]
mun
Kemi Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Compare Inari Sami mun and Skolt Sami mon.
Pronoun[edit]
mun (genitive mu)
- I
- 1889, A. Genetz, Journal de la Société finno-ougrienne (VII), Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainossa, page 116:
- Jos mun tåckå dzim kirdadzim Såäſt worodze Såäſt.
- If only I could fly with wings, crow's wings
Mangas[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
mun
- first person plural personal pronoun, we
References[edit]
- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Middle English[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
- Alternative form of mone (“shall”)
Northern Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Samic *monë.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
mun
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of mun (irregular) | |
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Nominative | mun, mon |
Genitive | mū |
Nominative | mun, mon |
Genitive | mū |
Accusative | mū |
Illative | munnje |
Locative | mūs |
Comitative | muinna |
Essive | mūnin |
See also[edit]
Personal pronouns | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
1st person | mun | moai | mii |
2nd person | don | doai | dii |
3rd person | son | soai | sii |
Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[8], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz.
Noun[edit]
mun m (plural munen)
Old Norse[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
- inflection of munu:
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Vietnamese (cánh) mỏng.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun m inan (indeclinable)
Further reading[edit]
- mun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots[edit]
Verb[edit]
mun
- (modal auxiliary, defective) Alternative form of maun
- 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:
- Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
mun
- about the, about their, about my, about whom, about which
- around the, around their, around my, around whom, around which
- concerning the, concerning their, concerning my, concerning whom, concerning which
Usage notes[edit]
- Considered somewhat high register in the sense of "about, concerning"; mu dheidhinn is more commonly used in normal register.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “mun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun
Related terms[edit]
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
mun
- Romanization of 𒁵 (mun)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish munder, from Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun c
- (anatomy) a mouth
- morgonstund har guld i mun
- the morning hour has gold in its mouth (the early bird catches the worm)
- många munnar att mätta
- many mouths to feed
Declension[edit]
Declension of mun | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mun | munnen | munnar | munnarna |
Genitive | muns | munnens | munnars | munnarnas |
Synonyms[edit]
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References[edit]
Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun
Torres Strait Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *ɓuːɲ (“ashes”); cognate with Muong bunh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
mun (nominative plural muns)
- moon (planetary satellite)
Declension[edit]
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