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).
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Mond m
Central Franconian edit
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- 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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Mond m (plural Mond or Monde)
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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).
See also Dutch maan, English moon, Swedish måne, Icelandic máni; also Monat.
Further Indo-European cognates: Latin mēnsis (“month”), Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”), Sanskrit मास (māsa, “moon”), Russian месяц (mesjac, “moon; month”), Lithuanian mėnulis, Persian ماه (mâh, “moon, month”), Tocharian A mañPronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
der Mond m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mondes or des Monds)
- (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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Mond m (strong, genitive Mondes or Monds, plural Monde)
- (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.
- (literary, dated) a month, especially a lunar month
- (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)
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Old Declension: This old declension is not used anymore, but was up until the end of the 18th century.
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- “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
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From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno.
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From Old High German mund.
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Mond m (plural Mënner)
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