munt
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages.
Noun[edit]
munt (plural munts)
- (Rhodesia, slang, originally military, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, usually a man.
- 2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 63:
- Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks.
- 2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 63:
Etymology 2[edit]
Related to munted; see there for more.
Verb[edit]
munt (third-person singular simple present munts, present participle munting, simple past and past participle munted)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt (plural munts)
Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
munt (plural munte, diminutive muntjie)
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mōns, mōntem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt m (plural munts)
- A heap
Derived terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch munte, from Old Dutch munita, from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta.
Noun[edit]
munt f (plural munten, diminutive muntje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: mynt
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch mente, minte, from Latin mentha.
Noun[edit]
munt f (plural munten, diminutive muntje n)
- mint (plant), of genus Mentha
- (chiefly diminutive) confection flavored with mint
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
munt
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of munten
- imperative of munten
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt
- Alternative form of mount
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
munt
- Alternative form of mounten
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt
- Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *munþ.
Noun[edit]
munt m
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Dutch: mont
Further reading[edit]
- “munt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin mōns, montem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt m
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt m (oblique plural munz or muntz, nominative singular munz or muntz, nominative plural munt)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of mont (“mountain”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
munt m (oblique plural munz or muntz, nominative singular munz or muntz, nominative plural munt)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of monde (“world”)
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ʌnt
- Rhymes:English/ʌnt/1 syllable
- English terms derived from Northern Ndebele
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Rhodesian English
- English slang
- en:Military
- English derogatory terms
- English offensive terms
- English ethnic slurs
- Zimbabwe English
- English verbs
- Australian English
- English blends
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan 1-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ʏnt
- Rhymes:Dutch/ʏnt/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch feminine nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- nl:Buildings
- nl:Money
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English verbs
- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Dutch lemmas
- Old Dutch nouns
- Old Dutch masculine nouns
- odt:Body parts
- Old English terms borrowed from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old French terms inherited from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns
- Anglo-Norman Old French