Mond
name · /moːnt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō. Later forms of the Middle High German word, mānde, had a final dental due to confusion with mānōt (“month”) (modern Monat). Cognates See also Dutch maan, English moon, Swedish måne, Icelandic máni; also Monat. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin mēnsis (“month”), Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”), Sanskrit मास (māsa, “moon”), Russian месяц (mesjac, “moon; month”), Lithuanian mėnulis, Persian ماه (mâh, “moon, month”), Tocharian A mañ
Translation
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the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary
definite, proper-noun, strong, usually
Der Mond ist so massereich, dass Erde und Mond zusammen häufig als Doppelplanet bezeichnet werden.
The Moon has such an enormous mass that Earth and Moon are often considered as a binary system.
Kinder, der Mond / Ist gar nicht so gelb / Ich hab ihn gesehen / Und er war schön