different between mon vs dad

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

From Japanese ? (mon). Cognate to wen, mun and van.

Noun

mon

1. The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
2. The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.

Etymology 2

From a dialectal variant of man; compare Western Middle English mon (alongside Eastern man).

Noun

mon

1. (slang, used in the vocative) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England.

See also

• (term of address for a man) mate (British, Australia), dude

Etymology 3

Clipping of monster, via Japanese ?? (mon) in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

Noun

mon (plural mons)

1. (fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
2. (fandom slang) A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.

Anagrams

• -nom, MNO, NMO, NOM, ONM, no'm, nom, nom-, nom.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• mònn, moon

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic ???????????????????? (manna).

Noun

mon

1. (Sauris) man
2. (Sauris) husband

References

• “mon” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan mon, from Vulgar Latin *mum, reduced form of Latin meus, meum, from Proto-Italic *meos. Compare Occitan and French mon.

In unstressed position in Vulgar Latin meum, meam etc. were monosyllabic and regularly became mon, ma etc. in Catalan. When stressed they were disyllabic and became meu, mia > meua etc.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mun/ (always unstressed)
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mon/ (always unstressed)

Determiner

mon m (feminine ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mes)

1. my

Usage notes

The use of mon and the other possessive determiners is mostly archaic in the majority of dialects, with articulated possessive pronouns (e.g. el meu) mostly being used in their stead. However, mon, ton, and son are still widely used before certain nouns referring to family members and some affective nouns, such as amic, casa, and vida. Which nouns actually find use with the possessive determiners depends greatly on the locale.

The standard masculine plural form is mos, but mons can be found in some dialects.

Descendants

• Sicilian: mo (South Easy of Sicily, nearby Ragusa)

See also

• meu

Further reading

• “mon” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chinese

Etymology

From English monitor.

Pronunciation

Noun

mon

1. (Cantonese, hardware) monitor

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mon/, [?m?n]

Etymology 1

From the (now obsolete) present of the modal verb monne (“may, might”), via a false interpretation of sentences like hvor mon han bo? (“where may he live?”) as hvor mon han bor? (“where, I wonder, does he live?”).

Adverb

mon

1. I wonder

Usage notes

The adverb is only used in direct or indirect questions. It is usually located in the second place in the sentence, i.e. where one would expect to find the finite verb (cf. the etymology). The finite, on the other hand, is placed in the second part of the sentence, where one would expect to find an infinitive.

Synonyms

• monstro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

mon

1. (obsolete) present tense singular of monne

French

Etymology

From Middle French mon, from Old French mun, mon, meon, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, accusative masculine and neuter singular of meus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??/

Determiner

mon m (singular)

1. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender).

2. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)

Derived terms

• mondit

Related terms

¹ Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.

² Also used as the polite singular form.

Further reading

• “mon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• nom

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese mão. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mon.

Noun

mon

1. hand

Japanese

Romanization

mon

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mon

1. hand

Kalasha

Noun

mon

1. a language

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Alternative forms

• man, manne, monne, mæn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?n/, /man/

Noun

mon (plural men)

2. man (male human)
3. human, person

Synonyms

• (man): gome, wer
• (person): persoun

Related terms

• frendman
• foman
• lege man
• manful
• manrede

Descendants

• Scots: man
• English: man
  • Tok Pisin: man
  • ? Chinese: man
  • ? Chinook Jargon: man
  • ? Korean: ? (maen)
  • ? Spanish: man
  • ? Thai: ??? (m??n)
  • ? Volapük: man
• English: -man
  • Sranan Tongo: -man
  • ? French: -man
  • ? Japanese: ?? (-man)
  • ? Welsh: -mon
• Yola: man

Etymology 2

Pronoun

mon

1. Alternative form of man (“one, you”)

Etymology 3

Noun

mon

1. Alternative form of mone (“moon”)

Etymology 4

Verb

mon

1. Alternative form of mone (“shall”)

Etymology 5

Verb

mon

1. Alternative form of monen (“to remember”)

Etymology 6

Verb

mon

1. Alternative form of monen (“to lament”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?mon/

Pronoun

mon

1. nominative of mun

Occitan

Alternative forms

• moun (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan mon, from Vulgar Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum.

Determiner

mon m sg (feminine singular ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mas)

1. my

   Synonyms: meu, mieu

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 389.

Old French

Alternative forms

• moun (Anglo-Norman)
• mun (Anglo-Norman)
• meon (very early Old French; Oaths of Strasbourg)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun/
• Rhymes: -on

Determiner

mon m (feminine ma, plural mes)

1. my (first-person singular possessive)

Descendants

• French: mon

Old Occitan

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

Alternative forms

• mo

Adjective

mon m (feminine ma)

1. my (belonging to me)

Descendants

• Catalan: mon
• Occitan: mon

Etymology 2

From Latin mundus.

Noun

mon m (oblique plural mons, nominative singular mons, nominative plural mon)

1. world

Descendants

• Catalan: món
• Occitan: mond

Scots

Noun

mon

1. man

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mon

1. I

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[8], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish

Noun

mon

1. definite singular of mo

Tok Pisin

Noun

mon

1. tree that bears fruit or nuts

Volapük

Noun

mon (uncountable mons)

1. money

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Etymology 1

From Middle English dadd, dadde, of uncertain origin.

• Perhaps imitative of a child's first uttered syllables da, da.
• Possibly related to Low German detta (“grandfather”).
• Possibly from a metathetic variation of unrecorded Old English *ætta, *atta (“father”), from Proto-Germanic *attô ("father, forefather"; whence also North Frisian ate, aatj, taatje, tääte (“father; dad”), Cimbrian tatta (“dad”)), from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”), whence Sanskrit ?? (tata, “father”).
• Or, perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh and Breton tad (from Proto-Brythonic *tad), Old Irish data; and possibly related to Russian ????? (djádja, “uncle”) and/or Russian ???????? (déduška, “grandfather”), all imitative.

Alternative forms

• dadde (obsolete)
• dadda

Noun

dad (plural dads)

1. (informal) A father, a male parent.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:father

2. (familiar) Used to address one's father

   Synonyms: dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, [Term?], Pop, papá, papà, pappa, pater, paw

3. (slang) Used to address an older adult male

   Synonyms: daddio, pop, pops

Derived terms

• dadless
• granddad

Related terms

Translations

See also

• mum, mom
• sire

References

Etymology 2

Noun

dad (plural dads)

1. A lump or piece.
2. A blow; act of striking something.

Verb

dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded)

1. (transitive) To throw against something; to dash.

Anagrams

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

Angloromani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dæd], [dæd]

Noun

dad

1. father

   Synonyms: daddarus, daddi, daddus

References

• “dad” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *d?t-. Cognate with Turkish tat, Bashkir ??? (tat), Kazakh ????? (tätti, “sweet, palatable”) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d?d]

Noun

dad (definite accusative dad?, plural dadlar)

1. taste

   Synonym: tam

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Persian ????

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d??d]

Noun

dad (definite accusative dadi, plural dadl?r)

1. (Classical Azerbaijani) justice
2. (Classical Azerbaijani) court of justice
3. (Classical Azerbaijani) equivalent, replacement
4. (Classical Azerbaijani) punishment
5. complaint, grievance

Declension

Interjection

dad

1. alas! woe!

Etymology 3

Possibly from Arabic ????????? (?imd?d), verbal noun of Arabic ???????? (?amadda)

Noun

dad (definite accusative dad?, plural dadlar)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension

References

• Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) , “*d?t-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
• ?????????? ?. ?.; ?????? ?. ?.; ??????? ?. ?., editors (1966) , “???”, in ???? ?? ???? ??????? ??????. [Dictionary of Arabic and Persian words], Baku: ?????????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??????????, page 134
• Orucov, ?liheyd?r, editor (2006) , “dad”, in Az?rbaycan dilinin izahl? lü??ti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), volume I, Baku: ??rq-Q?rb, page 507-508

Balkan Romani

Alternative forms

• dat (Sepe?ides, Sofia Erli)

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) father

   Synonyms: (Bugurdži) babi, (Sofia Erli) baba

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

• daad (Latvia)

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Lithuania, North Russia) father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Breton

Noun

dad

1. Mutated form of tad.

Carpathian Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Prekmurski, Romungro, Veršend) father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Prekmurski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Romungro Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Veršend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian ???? (dad).

Noun

dad f

1. justice

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *d?di. Cognate with Old English d?d, Dutch daad, Old High German t?t (German Tat).

Noun

d?d f

1. deed

Declension

Descendants

• Low German: Daat

Romani

Alternative forms

• dade (Dolenjski)

Noun

dad m (plural dada)

1. father

   Synonym: (Dolenjski) tata

Descendants

• Angloromani: dad
• Balkan Romani: dad, dat
• Baltic Romani: dad, daad
• Carpathian Romani: dad
• Kalo Finnish Romani: daad
• Sinte Romani: dad, dat
• Traveller Norwegian: dad
• Vlax Romani: dad
• Welsh Romani: dad

References

• Y?suke Sumi (2018) , “dad”, in ??????????????????? [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, ?ISBN, pages 22, 135

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Akin to Irish dada, tada.

Noun

dad m

1. anything, aught, tittle

Related terms

References

• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh, 1925, OCLC 457816653

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

• dat

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Franz Nikolaus Finck, Lehrbuch des Dialekts der deutschen Zigeuner, Marburg, N. G. Elwert, 1903, ?OCLC, page 74.
• “dad” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Somali

Noun

dad m

1. people

Spanish

Verb

dad

1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of dar.

Traveller Norwegian

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad

1. father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
• “dad” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.

Vlax Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) father
2. (Sremski Gurbet) stepfather

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?d/

Noun

dad

1. Soft mutation of tad.

Mutation

Welsh Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad (“father”).

Noun

dad m

1. father
2. Roman Catholic priest

   Synonym: 'måro rašaj

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zay

Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (dal).

Noun

dad

1. (anatomy) belly

References

• Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind