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Mund
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mund mund'
German
Pronunciation
de /mʊnt/
de ʊnt 1
de De-Mund2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Mund.ogg
Etymology 1
Risa de mujer.JPG Mund 310 310 de black 12 160 40 Lippe right
de black 12 95 75 Zahnfleisch
de black 12 185 70 Zahn
de black 12 165 125 Zunge Click on labels in the image de Face of SpooSpa.jpg Gesicht
From de gmh munt, from de goh mund, from de gmw-pro *munþ, from de gem-pro *munþaz, from de ine-pro *men-.
Cognate with nds Mund, nl mond, en mouth, da mund.
Noun
m,(e)s,^er ^chen,^lein,erl
de mouth mouth of a person
de Maul<g:n> Gosche<g:f> Fresse<g:f> Klappe<g:f> Schnauze<g:f>
Declension
m,(e)s,^er
Derived terms
de Honigmund Kindermund munden Mundwinkel Mundschenk den Mund verbrennen Mundpropaganda Mundstück Mundwerk Mundwasser mundtot von der Hand in den Mund leben Mundflora Mundhöhle mündlich Mundraub Mundschutz Mundart mundgerecht auf den Mund gefallen Mundgeruch Mundharmonika münden Mündung Mundvoll Weißmündige Bänderschnecke Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen Urmünder Mundteil Mundorgel
See also
de Maul, mouth of an animal
Etymology 2
From an earlier de Munt, from de gmh - and de goh munt, from de gem-pro *mundō.
The retention of /d/ in the combination /nd/ is a signature of northern High German dialects and only becomes widespread after a period in the Middle Ages where the southern reflex /nt/ is favoured in southern writings.
Noun
f.sg
de hand de obsolete hand
de Solange die Frau unter seiner Mund ist, hat sie keinen Nießbrauch an ihrem Vermögen.
de obsolete legal protection
Usage notes
Due to conflation with the masculine noun, combined nouns based on this one are also masculine.
Declension
f.sg
Derived terms
de Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (originally in Mund)
Related terms
de Vormund mündig entmündigen bevormunden
Further reading
Mund_Oeffnung_Lippen_Schlund Mund (Öffnung, Lippen, Schlund)
Mund_Gewalt_Macht Mund (Gewalt, Macht)
de
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh munt, from hrx goh mund, from hrx gmw-pro *munþ, from hrx gem-pro *munþaz, from hrx ine-pro *men-.
Pronunciation
Noun
m Munde Mundche
mouth
Derived terms
hrx Mundfeil
Further reading