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moon
English
Etymology
From Middle English mone, from Old English m?na (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *m?n?, from Proto-Germanic *m?nô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *m?h?n?s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh?- (“to measure”). Cognate with Scots mone, mune, muin (“moon”), North Frisian muun (“moon”), West Frisian moanne (“moon”), Dutch maan (“moon”), German Mond (“moon”), Danish måne (“moon”), Norwegian Bokmål måne (“moon”), Norwegian Nynorsk måne (“moon”), Swedish måne (“moon”), Icelandic máni (“moon”), Latin m?nsis (“month”). See also month, a related term within Indo-European.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mu?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mun/
- Rhymes: -u?n
Proper noun
moon
- (with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon; the Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
Noun
moon (plural moons)
- (colloquial, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
- (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.
- 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.
- 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.
- A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
- The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.
- (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.
Synonyms
- (Earth's sole natural satellite): Moon
- (natural satellite of a planet): satellite, natural satellite
- (month): calendar month, lunar month, month
- See also Thesaurus:moon
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: mun
- Tok Pisin: mun
- Torres Strait Creole: mun
Translations
See moon/translations § Noun.
Verb
moon (third-person singular simple present moons, present participle mooning, simple past and past participle mooned)
- (transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
- (intransitive, US, colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
- Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
- You've been mooning after her forever; why not just ask her out?
- To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
- (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.
- (transitive) To adorn with moons or crescents.
- (cryptocurrency) Of a coin or token: to rise in price rapidly.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
Translations
See moon/translations § Verb.
Related terms
- month
- moonsick
See also
- lunar
- Moonie
- Selene
Further reading
- moon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- natural satellite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Mono, OMON, mono, mono-, nomo-
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- mon, mònn
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
moon
- (Timau) man
- (Timau) husband
References
- “moon” 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
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo?n/, [?mo??n]
- Rhymes: -o?n
- Syllabification: moon
Contraction
moon
- (dialectal, southern Ostrobothnia) Contraction of mä oon (“I'm”).
Anagrams
- mono, mono-
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu?n/
Alternative forms
- mooin, mooyn
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mún.
Noun
moon m (genitive singular mooin, no plural)
- verbal noun of moon
- urine
Synonyms
- feayl
Derived terms
- mooynlagh m (“sewage”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish múnaid (“makes water, pisses”).
Verb
moon (past voon, future independent moonee, verbal noun moon or mooney, past participle moonit)
- (transitive, intransitive) urinate, micturate, pee
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “múnaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
Noun
moon m
- (Mooring) man
Teop
Noun
moon
- woman
References
- Ulrike Mosel, The Teop sketch grammar
moon From the web:
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- what moon phase are we in
- what moon was i born under
- what moon sign am i
leda
Esperanto
Etymology
From ledo +? -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?leda/
- Rhymes: -eda
Adjective
leda (accusative singular ledan, plural ledaj, accusative plural ledajn)
- leather
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French laid, Italian laido.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?leda/
Adjective
leda
- ugly
- 1955, The International Language Review, page 39.
- Antonym: bela
- 1955, The International Language Review, page 39.
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?da
Verb
leda
- inflection of ledere:
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- ledet
Verb
leda
- inflection of lede:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse liða and hliða.
Verb
leda (present tense ledar, past tense leda, past participle leda, passive infinitive ledast, present participle ledande, imperative led)
- Alternative form of lea
Etymology 2
From led (“part, joint”) +? -a (“-ed”).
Alternative forms
- ledda
Adjective
leda (singular and plural leda)
- (especially in compounds) composed of parts (in sequence)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
leda n
- definite plural of led
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
leda f
- definite singular of led
References
- “leda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- adel, adle, alde, dale, dela, elda, edla, lade
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laidijan. Cognate with Old English l?dan, Old Saxon l?dian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?da/, [?l??da]
Verb
l?da
- (transitive) to lead
Descendants
- West Frisian: liede
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 28
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish l?þa, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijan?.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leda
- absolute singular definite and plural form of led.
Noun
leda c
- boredom
Declension
Verb
leda (present leder, preterite ledde, supine lett, imperative led)
- to (gently) lead; to guide, to conduct
- to be in the lead; to be the leader of a competition
- to guide, to direct; to be in a position of leadership
Conjugation
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Edla, adel, dela, lade
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