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Mond.

the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary

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Meaning & usage

name/moːnt/

  1. the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary

    definite · proper-noun · strong · usually
    Der Mond ist so massereich, dass Erde und Mond zusammen häufig als Doppelplanet bezeichnet werden.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old High German māno Middle High German māne German Mond 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, Danish måne, 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

noun/moːnt/

  1. moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)

    masculine · strong
    Ganymed ist der größte Mond des Sonnensystems.
    Merkur und Venus haben keine natürlichen Monde.

  2. a month, especially a lunar month

    dated · literary · masculine · strong

  3. moon (often used to describe a crescent)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old High German māno Middle High German māne German Mond 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, Danish måne, 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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