Moën

See also: moen, Moen, mön, Mön, and -mön

Limburgish

Der Moën van der Äärt uut — The Moon as seen from Earth (1)

Alternative forms

moan (Southeast Limburgish)
- Mooen (Krefeld)
maond, moand (rare, Southeast Limburgish)
- mond (Voeren)
maon (widespread variant)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔə̯n/
Hyphenation: moën
Rhymes: -ɔə̯n

Proper noun

Moën m

(Eupen, astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary

Noun

Moën m (plural Moëne, diminutive Möënke)

(Eupen, astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)

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