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Mond

See also: mond, MOND, and 'mond

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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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

  1. moon

Central Franconian

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  • Muund (rare variant in Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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).

    Cognates

    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 mañ

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    Proper noun

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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.

    Declension

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    Declension of Mond [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    def. noun
    nominative der Mond
    genitive des Mondes, Monds
    dative dem Mond, Monde1
    accusative den Mond

    1Now rare, see notes.

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    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

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    Declension of Mond [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Mond die Monde
    genitive eines des Mondes, Monds der Monde
    dative einem dem Mond, Monde1 den Monden
    accusative einen den Mond die Monde

    1Now rare, see notes.

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

    Declension of Mond [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Mond die Monden
    genitive eines des Monden der Monden
    dative einem dem Monden den Monden
    accusative einen den Monden die Monden

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    See also

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    Further reading

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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

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    Alternative forms

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    • moont (Wiesemann spelling)

    Etymology

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      Inherited from Central Franconian Mond.[1]

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      Mond m (plural Mone)

      1. Moon
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      References

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      1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mond”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113, column 2

      Luxembourgish

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      Etymology

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      From Old High German mund.

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      Mond m (plural Mënner)

      1. mouth
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