Monat

From Middle High German mōnōt, mānōt m or n, from Old High German mānōd m, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ. See also Mond. Compare Old Saxon mānoth, Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnat/, /ˈmoːˌnaːt/

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Monat m or n (strong, genitive Monates or Monats, 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)

   Synonyms: Lunarmonat, Mondmonat, Mondumlauf

• In Austria also used as a neuter noun.

• → Esperanto: monato
  • → Ido: monato
• → Yiddish: מאָנאַט (monat)

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Inherited from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs.^[1]

Cognate with German Monat and Luxembourgish Mount.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnat/
• Rhymes: -oːnat
• Syllabification: Mo‧nat

Monat m (plural Monat or Monate)

1. month

• The plural Monat is used when a number of months is specified, as in For drei Monat ― Three months ago. Otherwise, Monate is preferred, as in Die letst Monate ― The last months. Usage can vary between speakers.