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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:
- what moon is tonight
- what moon phase are we in
- what moon was i born under
- what moon sign am i
moton
English
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old French; compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; chinguard (of a helmet)”).
Noun
moton (plural motons)
- (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
References
Further reading
- moton in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Finnish
Noun
moton
- Genitive singular form of motto.
Anagrams
- monot
Middle English
Noun
moton
- Alternative form of motoun
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Old French menton.
Noun
moton m (plural motons)
- (Jersey, anatomy) chin
Occitan
Alternative forms
- moutoun (Mistralian)
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.
Noun
moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)
- sheep
See also
- amontanhatge
- feda, oelha
- pastor
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 430.
Old French
Noun
moton m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)
- Alternative form of mouton
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