Mǫǫnt

Limburgish

De̩r Mǫǫnt van de̩r Äärt uut — The Moon as seen from Earth

Alternative forms

maond (Veldeke spelling)
Mǫe̩nt, Mǫnt (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants with final -t)
Mǫǫn, Mǫe̩n (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants without final -t)
- maon, moan (Veldeke spelling)
- Moën (Eupen)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, Alemannic German Mond, Luxembourgish Mound, Central Franconian Mond and Vilamovian mönd for other variants that added a word-final dental plosive.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔːnt/
Rhymes: -ɔːnt

Proper noun

Mǫǫnt m (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

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

Synonyms

Rǫnge̩ m (Heerlen)
Blike̩rin f (Heerlen and Waubach)

Noun

Mǫǫnt m (plural Mǫǫnt or Mǫǫnde̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

(astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
(rare) lunar cycle

Derived terms

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