See also: mond, MOND, and 'mond

Alemannic German edit

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Etymology edit

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Noun edit

Mond m

  1. moon

Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • Muund (rare variant in Moselle Franconian)

Etymology edit

From a conflation of Old High German māno (from Proto-Germanic *mēnô) and mānōd (from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs), both from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

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Noun edit

Mond m (plural Mond or Monde)

  1. (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.
  2. (most dialects) month
    Ich hann ald drei Mond nur der halve Luhn jekräje.
    I’ve been paid just half my salary for three months now.

German edit

 
Der Mond von der Erde aus — The Moon as seen from Earth (1)
 
Der Mond während einer totalen Mondfinsternis — The Moon during a total lunar eclipse (1)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō. Later forms of the Middle High German word, mānde, had a final dental due to confusion with mānōt (month) (modern Monat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /moːnt/
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der Mond m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mondes or des Monds)

  1. (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.

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Noun edit

Mond m (strong, genitive Mondes or Monds, plural Monde)

  1. (astronomy) 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.
  2. (literary, dated) a month, especially a lunar month
  3. (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)

Declension edit

Old Declension: This old declension is not used anymore, but was up until the end of the 18th century.

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Further reading edit

  • Mond” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Mond” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Mond” in Duden online
  •   Mond on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno.

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Mond m (plural Monde or Mone)

  1. moon

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Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German mund.

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Noun edit

Mond m (plural Mënner)

  1. mouth