Wiktionary

mon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mon"

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

mon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mongolian.

English edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Japanese 文 (mon). Cognate to wen, mun and van.

Noun edit

mon (plural mons or mon)

  1. (historical) The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
    • 1902, Walter Del Mar, Around the World Through Japan, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 136:
      The shimonsen or shimon, originally worth four mon, but debased to two mon.
  2. The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.

Etymology 2 edit

From a dialectal variant of man; compare Western Middle English mon (alongside Eastern man).

Noun edit

mon

  1. (slang) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica, and Lancashire, Shropshire and the Black Country in England.
    • 1974, “A Mon Like Thee”, in Best o't' Bunch‎[1], performed by The Oldham Tinkers:
      Ee I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee. That's as welcome lad, as welcome as can be. Fotch thi cheer up t'table. Stop as long as th'art able. Fer I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee.
    • 2020, “Black Country Mon”‎[2]performed by Johnny Cole:
      I am a Black Country mon. Yow dow know and the Brummies woh understond.

See also edit

  • (term of address for a man) mate (British, Australia), dude

Etymology 3 edit

Clipping of monster, via Japanese モン (mon) in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

mon (plural mons)

  1. (fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
    • 2000 November 25, Thomas Conner, “Digimon Top Ten Choice List”, in alt.fan.digimon‎[3] (Usenet):
      Here they are, the fans voted for them, and here they are, the Mons that can...
    • 2003 February 15, sirSTACK, “Digimon #429”, in alt.fan.digimon‎[4] (Usenet):
      When a mon attacks him, he returns the same strike with the world "Reflection" after it, double the original strength.
    • 2011 June 6, Clayton, “PW! - Training Interlude”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon‎[5] (Usenet):
      And thus did it come to pass that the boy and the two mons, after a brief final discussion began the training.
  2. (fandom slang) A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.
    • 2001 May 27, Travis Anton, “Cigarette Smoke”, in alt.home.repair‎[6] (Usenet):
      Pokemon, digimon and all other merchandised mons, what good parent will disagree with me that those little invading, mind rotting things should be tolerated... those should be illegal, too...
    • 2001 May 24, Horace Wachope, “Kids Toys”, in alt.ozdebate‎[7] (Usenet):
      And dont buy Pokemon or Digimon or any other bloody Mons or you will never hear the ned[sic] of it :-)
    • 2003 December 9, tito, “Main difference between anime and U.S. cartoons?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[8] (Usenet):
      At any rate Digimon was the best mon/collector series we've seen yet, to the point its popularity was prolly bigger here than its marketing.

Anagrams edit

Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Noun edit

mon

  1. (Sauris) man
  2. (Sauris) husband

References edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan mon, from Vulgar Latin *mum, reduced form of Latin meum, from Proto-Italic *meos. Compare Occitan and French mon.

In unstressed position in Vulgar Latin meum, meam etc. were monosyllabic and regularly became mon, ma etc. in Catalan. When stressed they were disyllabic and became meu, mia > meua etc.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

mon m (feminine ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mes)

  1. my

Usage notes edit

  • The use of mon and the other possessive determiners is mostly archaic in the majority of dialects, with articulated possessive pronouns (e.g. el meu) mostly being used in their stead. However, mon, ton, and son are still widely used before certain nouns referring to family members and some affective nouns, such as amic, casa, and vida. Which nouns actually find use with the possessive determiners depends greatly on the locale.

The standard masculine plural form is mos, but mons can be found in some dialects.

Descendants edit

  • Sicilian: mo (South Easy of Sicily, nearby Ragusa)

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References edit

Chinese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From clipping of English monitor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. (Cantonese, hardware) monitor; screen (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 個／个 c; 塊／块 c)
    4吋細mon／4吋细mon [Cantonese]  ―  sei3 cyun3 sai3 mon1 [Jyutping]  ―  4-inch small screen

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

mon

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to monitor (watch)
    唔想下下俾人mon住 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    m4 soeng2 haa5 haa5 bei2 jan4 mon1 zyu6 [Jyutping]
    don't want to be monitored every moment

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Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the (now obsolete) present of the modal verb monne (“may, might”), via a false interpretation of sentences like hvor mon han bo? (“where may he live?”) as hvor mon han bor? (“where, I wonder, does he live?”).

Adverb edit

mon

  1. I wonder
    Mon luftmodstanden kan være betydningsfuld?
    Might the air resistance be significant, I wonder?
    Nå, mon ikke de snart er færdige.
    Well, I wonder if they might be ready?
    Er det mon bare et spørgsmål om at opskrive alle tilfælde, og så udstrege alle de umulige?
    I wonder if if it is just a matter of enumerating all cases, and then excluding the impossible ones?
Usage notes edit

The adverb is only used in direct or indirect questions. It is usually located in the second place in the sentence, i.e. where one would expect to find the finite verb (cf. the etymology). The finite, on the other hand, is placed in the second part of the sentence, where one would expect to find an infinitive.

Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

mon

  1. (obsolete) present tense singular of monne

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, mon, meon, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, accusative masculine and neuter singular of meus. Probably influenced by Gaulish mon.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

mon m (feminine ma, plural mes)

  1. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
    J’ai perdu mon chapeau.
    I lost my hat.
    La décision a été prise pendant mon absence.
    The decision was taken in my absence.
  2. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)

Usage notes edit

Mon is used before all singular nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute H, even those that are feminine. However, ma is used with singular feminine nouns beginning with either a consonant or an aspirated H.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person mon1 ma mes
Second person ton1 ta tes
Third person son1 sa ses
Plural First person notre nos
Second person votre2 vos2
Third person leur leurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.

Descendants edit

  • Louisiana Creole: mô

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Guinea-Bissau Creole edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese mão. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mon.

Noun edit

mon

  1. hand

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

mon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もん

Kabuverdianu edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese mão.

Noun edit

mon

  1. hand

Kalasha edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. a language

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mon (plural men)

  2. man (male human)
  3. human, person
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[9], published c. 1410, James 1:12, page 109v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      bleſſid is þe man þat ſuffriþ temptacioun / foꝛ whanne he ſchal be pꝛeued .· he ſchal reſſeyue þe coꝛoun of lijf · which god bihiȝte to men þat louen hym
      A person who endures temptation is blessed, because when they've been tested, they'll receive the crown of life that God promised to the people who love him.
Synonyms edit
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Descendants edit
  • English: man, -man (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: man
  • Yola: man

Etymology 2 edit

Pronoun edit

mon

  1. Alternative form of man (“one, you”)

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. Alternative form of mone (“moon”)

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

mon

  1. Alternative form of mone (“shall”)

Etymology 5 edit

Verb edit

mon

  1. Alternative form of monen (“to remember”)

Etymology 6 edit

Verb edit

mon

  1. Alternative form of monen (“to lament”)

Northern Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmon/

Pronoun edit

mon

  1. nominative of mun

Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Occitan mon, from Vulgar Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

mon m sg (feminine singular ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mas)

  1. my
    Synonyms: meu, mieu

References edit

Old English edit

Noun edit

mon m

  1. Alternative form of mann

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

  • moun (Anglo-Norman)
  • mun (Anglo-Norman)
  • meon (very early Old French; Oaths of Strasbourg)

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

mon m (feminine ma, plural mes)

  1. my (first-person singular possessive)

Descendants edit

Old Occitan edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

mon m (feminine ma)

  1. my (belonging to me)
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin mundus.

Noun edit

mon m (oblique plural mons, nominative singular mons, nominative plural mon)

  1. world
    • c. 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Anc no gardei sazo ni mes:
      Tota gens ditz que Vianes
      Es la melher terra del mon
      Everyone says that Vianes
      is the best land in the world
Descendants edit

Scots edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. man

Skolt Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun edit

mon

  1. I

Inflection edit

Declension of mon
singular dual plural
nominative mon muäna mij
genitive muu muännai mij
accusative muu muännaid miʹjjid
illative muʹnne muännaid miʹjjid
locative muʹst muännast miiʹst
comitative muin muännain miʹjjivuiʹm
abessive muutää muännaitää miʹjjitää
essive muuʹnen muännan —
partitive muuʹđed — —

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[10], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Giellatekno institute collection of web dictionaries https://giellatekno.uit.no/cgi/index.sms.nob.html%20
  • Moshnikoff, Satu; Moshnikoff, Jouni, authors and Lehtinen, Miika; Koponen, Eino; Fofonoff, Merja; Lehtola, Raija, editors (2020) Lääʹdd-sääʹm sääʹnnǩeʹrjj https://saan.oahpa.no/

Swedish edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. definite singular of mo

Tok Pisin edit

Noun edit

mon

  1. tree that bears fruit or nuts

Volapük edit

Noun edit

mon (uncountable mons)

  1. money

Declension edit

declension of mon
singular
nominative mon
genitive mona
dative mone
accusative moni
vocative 1 o mon!
predicative 2 monu
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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