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The German word for moon is
Mond





moon

Gender

The gender of Mond is masculine. E.g. der Mond.

Plural

The plural of Mond is Monde.

German Definition


moon
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Mond, der einzige natürliche Satellit der Erde
     [2] ein Mond, jeder erhebliche natürliche Satellit eines Planeten
     [3] in der Literatur ein Monat, insbesondere ein Mondmonat
          [1] Why are you looking at the moon?
            Warum schaust du den Mond an?
          [2] the four moons of Darkover
            die vier Monde von Darkover
          [3] Many moons went by.
            Viele Monde gingen ins Land.



Translations for moon and their definitions

Mond
     Proper noun. (astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary
          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 syst
     n. (astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
          Ganymed ist der größte Mond des Sonnensystems. - Ganymede is the biggest moon of the Solar System.
          Merkur und Venus haben keine natürlichen Monde. - Mercury and Venus do not possess natural moons.
     n. (literary, dated) a month, especially a lunar month
     n. (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)


Monat
     n. month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)
          bis zum Ende des Monats - until the end of the month
     n. month (any period of such length)
          schon seit einem Monat - for a month already
     n. month (period between two new moons)



Erdtrabant
     n. the Moon; the moon of the Earth
     n. satellite (man-made)


Trabant
     n. (historical) bodyguard of a noble
     n. (astronomy) satellite; moon
     n. follower of a figure or cause; hanger-on
     n. (humorous) child
     n. an East German make of car



Satellit
     n. satellite


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