Monat

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōnōt, mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). See also Mond. Compare Old Saxon mānoth, Dutch maand, English month, Danish måned.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnat/, [ˈmoːnatʰ]
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Noun

Monat m (genitive Monats or Monates, plural Monate)

month

Declension

Declension of Monat

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Monat	die	Monate
genitive	eines	des	Monates, Monats	der	Monate
dative	einem	dem	Monat, Monate¹	den	Monaten
accusative	einen	den	Monat	die	Monate

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

monatelang
monatlich
Vormonat
Mondmonat
Monatsanfang
Monatsmitte
Monatsende
Monatsgehalt

Further reading

Monat in Duden online

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