monaþ
See also: monaþ-
Old English
    
    Etymology 1
    
From West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mēnōt- (“month, moon”) < *mḗh₁n̥s. Cognate with Old Frisian mōnath, Old Saxon mānuð, Dutch maand, Old High German mānōd (German Monat), Old Norse mánaðr (Danish måned, Swedish månad), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mēnōþs).
Alternative forms
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːnɑθ/
Noun
    
mōnaþ m (nominative plural mōnþas or mōnaþ)
- month
- Ūre ċild is būtan eahta mōnaþa eald.- Our baby is only eight months old.
 
- Iċ forġeat þæt iċ hīe lætestne mōnaþ ġemētte.- I forgot that I met her last month.
 
- Seofon mōnaþum lator iċ wæs of cwearterne.- Seven months later, I was out of jail.
 
- Cum þū eft on six mōnaþum ġif þū þā ġīet leofast.- Come back in six months if you're still alive by then.
 
- Hēo gǣþ ūt mid him þrīm oþþe fēower sīðum on mōnaþ.- She goes out with him three or four times a month.
 
 
Declension
    
Declension of mōnaþ (strong consonant stem)
Declension of monaþ (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōnaþ | mōnþas | 
| accusative | mōnaþ | mōnþas | 
| genitive | mōnþes | mōnþa | 
| dative | mōnþe | mōnþum | 
Derived terms
    
Etymology 2
    
See manian.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈmonɑθ/
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