Monat
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mōnōt, mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ. See also Mond. Compare Old Saxon mānoth, Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Monat m or n (strong, genitive Monates or Monats, plural Monate)
- month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)
- bis zum Ende des Monats ― until the end of the month
- month (any period of such length)
- schon seit einem Monat ― for a month already
- month (period between two new moons)
- Synonyms: Lunarmonat, Mondmonat, Mondumlauf
Usage notes edit
- In Austria also used as a neuter noun.
Declension edit
Declension of Monat [masculine // neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs.[1]
Cognate with German Monat and Luxembourgish Mount.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Monat m (nominative plural Monat or Monate)
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Declension edit
Declension of Monat
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021), “Monat”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113