monaþ

See also: monath and monað

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.nɑθ/

Noun

mōnaþ m

  1. month
    Seofon mōnaþum lator iċ wæs of carcerne.
    Seven months later, I was out of jail.
  2. (in compounds) moon, lunar
    mōnaþfylen ― the full moon, time of the full-moon
    mōnaþsēocnes ― lunacy (literally, “moon sickness”)
Declension
Declension of monaþ (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mōnaþ mōnaþ
accusative mōnaþ mōnaþ
genitive mōnaþes mōnaþa
dative mōnaþ mōnaþum
Declension of monaþ (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mōnaþ mōnþas
accusative mōnaþ mōnþas
genitive mōnþes mōnþa
dative mōnþe mōnþum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: moneth, month, monþ, moneþ, monæþ
    • English: month
    • Scots: moneth

Etymology 2

See manian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.nɑθ/

Verb

monaþ

  1. Alternative form of manaþ; third-person singular present indicative of manian
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