Monat

== German == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoːnat/, /ˈmoːˌnaːt/ === Noun === Monat m or n (strong, genitive Monates or Monats, plural Monate) month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days) bis zum Ende des Monats ― until the end of the month month (any period of such length) schon seit einem Monat ― for a month already month (period between two new moons) Synonyms: Lunarmonat, Mondmonat, Mondumlauf ==== Usage notes ==== Usage as a neuter noun is exclusively Austrian. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: monato→ Ido: monato → Yiddish: מאָנאַט (monat) === Further reading === “Monat” in Duden online “Monat”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs. Cognate with German Monat and Luxembourgish Mount. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoːnat/ Rhymes: -oːnat Syllabification: Mo‧nat === Noun === Monat m (plural Monat or Monate) month ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===