Laune

See also: laune

German

Etymology

Via Middle High German from Latin lūna (“moon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊ̯.nə/
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Noun

Laune f (genitive Laune, plural Launen)

(often with haben or sein + in + dative) mood, humor
Du hast heute gute Laune.
You're in a good mood today.

Ich bin heute auch in guter Laune.
I'm in a good mood today too.
whim

Declension

Declension of Laune [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Laune	die	Launen
genitive	einer	der	Laune	der	Launen
dative	einer	der	Laune	den	Launen
accusative	eine	die	Laune	die	Launen

Derived terms

Further reading

“Laune” in Duden online
“Laune” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Laune”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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