Mohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mâhen, mân, from Old High German māho, mago, from Proto-Germanic *mēhô.

Cognate with Danish valmue, Swedish vallmo, Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn) (Doric μάκων (mákōn)) and Church Slavonic макъ (makŭ) (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian мак, Czech mák).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Mohn m (genitive Mohns or Mohnes, plural Mohne)

  1. poppy (Papaver)

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Further reading

  • Mohn in Duden online
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