moanne

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian mōna, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwanə/

Noun

moanne c (plural moannen, diminutive moantsje)

1. moon
2. the Moon

Derived terms

• moandei

Further reading

• “moanne (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian mōnath, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwanə/

Noun

moanne c (plural moannen, diminutive moantsje)

1. month

Derived terms

• blommemoanne
• gersmoanne
• foarmoanne
• foarjiersmoanne
• heamoanne
• hjerstmoanne
• rispmoanne
• sellemoanne
• simmermoanne
• slachtmoanne
• wynmoanne
• wintermoanne

Further reading

• “moanne (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011