Monsun

See also: monsun

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English monsoon, Portuguese monção, Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim). Attested since the 17th century, in common use since the 19th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔnˈzuːn/

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• Hyphenation: Mon‧sun

Noun

Monsun m (strong, genitive Monsuns, plural Monsune)

1. monsoon
   • 1852, “Vermanisches Reich.”, in Oeconomische Encyclopädie‎^[1], volume 212:

     Der zweite Tagemarsch (18. März) führte von Panlabang über weite Ebenen im Irawadithale durch Reisfelder, die während der Südwest-Monsune weithin überschwemmt zu einer großen Wasserfläche werden.

     The second day's march (March 18) led from Panlabang over wide plains in the Irrawaddy valley through rice fields, which are widely flooded during the southwest monsoons, turning into a large water area.

Declension

Declension of Monsun [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Monsun	die	Monsune
genitive	eines	des	Monsuns	der	Monsune
dative	einem	dem	Monsun	den	Monsunen
accusative	einen	den	Monsun	die	Monsune

Descendants

• → Czech: monzun

Further reading

• “Monsun” in Duden online
• “Monsun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache