Monat

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōnōt, mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also Mond. Compare Old Saxon mānoth, Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnat/, /ˈmoːˌnaːt/
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Noun

Monat m (genitive Monats or Monates, plural Monate)

  1. month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)
    bis zum Ende des Monats ― until the end of the month
  2. month (any period of such length)
    schon seit einem Monat ― for a month already
  3. month (period between two new moons)

Declension
Declension of Monat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Monat die Monate
genitive eines des Monates,
Monats		 der Monate
dative einem dem Monat,
Monate1		 den Monaten
accusative einen den Monat die Monate
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (period between new moons): Lunarmonat; Mondmonat; Mondumlauf

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