monaþ
See also: monaþ-
Old English
Etymology 1
From West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mēnōt- (“month, moon”) < *mḗh₁n̥s. Cognate with Old Frisian mōnath, Old Saxon mānuð, Dutch maand, Old High German mānōd (German Monat), Old Norse mánaðr (Danish måned, Swedish månad), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mēnōþs).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːnɑθ/
Noun
mōnaþ m (nominative plural mōnþas or mōnaþ)
- month
- Ūre ċild is būtan eahta mōnaþa eald.
- Our baby is only eight months old.
- Iċ forġeat þæt iċ hīe lætestne mōnaþ ġemētte.
- I forgot that I met her last month.
- Seofon mōnaþum lator iċ wæs of cwearterne.
- Seven months later, I was out of jail.
- Cum þū eft on six mōnaþum ġif þū þā ġīet leofast.
- Come back in six months if you're still alive by then.
- Hēo gǣþ ūt mid him þrīm oþþe fēower sīðum on mōnaþ.
- She goes out with him three or four times a month.
Declension
Declension of mōnaþ (strong consonant stem)
Declension of monaþ (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | mōnaþ | mōnþas |
accusative | mōnaþ | mōnþas |
genitive | mōnþes | mōnþa |
dative | mōnþe | mōnþum |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See manian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonɑθ/
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