munter
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Late 1990s, presumably from munt (“to vomit”) and munted (“inebriated; disgusting”) + -er, perhaps with influence from Turkish mantar (“mushroom”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌn.tə/
Audio (Northern England): IPA(key): [ˈmʊn.ʔə] (file) - Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ)
Noun edit
munter (plural munters)
- (British, Ireland, slang, derogatory) An ugly person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ugly person
- I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.
- (New Zealand, Australia, slang) A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.
- He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.
Related terms edit
- muntered (“drunk”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle French montre.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (then no foot-strut split nor approximant /r/) IPA(key): [ˈmʊn.tər]
Noun edit
munter (plural munters)
- (obsolete, Scotland, pre-1700) A watch, the thing that one wears to know the time.
- 1831, Archaeologia Scotica: Or Transactions of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, page 80:
- […] asked the other what a clocke it was in his mounter; to whom he replyed, About the howre just that yee should give watter to your mare.
- 1841, John Jamieson, Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, page 141:
- […] clocks, watches, and munters, boots and shooes, shal be given up by the merchant-sellers there-of, under declaration to the commissioners, "&c. Acts Cha. I. Ed. 1814, VI. 152. […]
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German munter (“merry, awake”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
munter
Inflection edit
Inflection of munter | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | munter | muntrere | muntrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | muntert | muntrere | muntrest2 |
Plural | muntre | muntrere | muntrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | muntre | muntrere | muntreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German munter, from Old High German muntar, from Proto-West Germanic *mundr, from Proto-Germanic *mundraz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
munter (strong nominative masculine singular munterer, comparative munterer, superlative am muntersten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist munter | sie ist munter | es ist munter | sie sind munter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | munterer | muntere | munteres | muntere |
genitive | munteren | munterer | munteren | munterer | |
dative | munterem | munterer | munterem | munteren | |
accusative | munteren | muntere | munteres | muntere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der muntere | die muntere | das muntere | die munteren |
genitive | des munteren | der munteren | des munteren | der munteren | |
dative | dem munteren | der munteren | dem munteren | den munteren | |
accusative | den munteren | die muntere | das muntere | die munteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein munterer | eine muntere | ein munteres | (keine) munteren |
genitive | eines munteren | einer munteren | eines munteren | (keiner) munteren | |
dative | einem munteren | einer munteren | einem munteren | (keinen) munteren | |
accusative | einen munteren | eine muntere | ein munteres | (keine) munteren |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German munter, from Old High German muntar
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
munter
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrere, indefinite superlative muntrest, definite superlative muntreste)
References edit
- “munter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrare, indefinite superlative muntrast, definite superlative muntraste)
References edit
- “munter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Verb edit
munter
- Alternative form of monter
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | munter | avoir munté | |||||
gerund | en muntant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | muntant | ||||||
past participle | munté | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | munt | muntes | munte | muntons | muntez | muntent |
imperfect | muntoie, munteie, muntoe, munteve | muntoies, munteies, muntoes, munteves | muntoit, munteit, muntot, munteve | muntiiens, muntiens | muntiiez, muntiez | muntoient, munteient, muntoent, muntevent | |
preterite | muntai | muntas | munta | muntames | muntastes | munterent | |
future | munterai | munteras | muntera | munterons | munteroiz, muntereiz, munterez | munteront | |
conditional | munteroie, muntereie | munteroies, muntereies | munteroit, muntereit | munteriiens, munteriens | munteriiez, munteriez | munteroient, muntereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | munt | munz | munt | muntons | muntez | muntent |
imperfect | muntasse | muntasses | muntast | muntissons, muntissiens | muntissoiz, muntissez, muntissiez | muntassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | munte | — | muntons | muntez | — |
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From German munter. Compare Dutch monter.
Adjective edit
munter
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
munter (comparative muntrare, superlative muntrast)
Declension edit
Inflection of munter | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | munter | muntrare | muntrast |
Neuter singular | muntert | muntrare | muntrast |
Plural | muntra | muntrare | muntrast |
Masculine plural3 | muntre | muntrare | muntrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | muntre | muntrare | muntraste |
All | muntra | muntrare | muntraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms edit
References edit
- munter in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- munter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- munter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)