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mon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mon"

Translingual

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mon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mongolian.

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Japanese 文 (mon). Cognate to wen, mun and van.

Noun

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mon (plural mons or mon)

  1. (historical) The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
    • 1902, Walter Del Mar, Around the World Through Japan, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 136:
      The shimonsen or shimon, originally worth four mon, but debased to two mon.
  2. The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.

Etymology 2

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From a dialectal variant of man; compare Western Middle English mon (alongside Eastern man).

Noun

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mon

  1. (slang) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica, and Lancashire, Shropshire and the Black Country in England.
    • 1974, “A Mon Like Thee”, in Best o't' Bunch‎[1], performed by The Oldham Tinkers:
      Ee I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee. That's as welcome lad, as welcome as can be. Fotch thi cheer up t'table. Stop as long as th'art able. Fer I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee.
    • 2020, “Black Country Mon”‎[2]performed by Johnny Cole:
      I am a Black Country mon. Yow dow know and the Brummies woh understond.

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  • (term of address for a man) mate (British, Australia), dude

Etymology 3

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Clipping of monster, via Japanese モン (mon) in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

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Noun

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mon (plural mons)

  1. (fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
    • 2000 November 25, Thomas Conner, “Digimon Top Ten Choice List”, in alt.fan.digimon‎[3] (Usenet):
      Here they are, the fans voted for them, and here they are, the Mons that can...
    • 2003 February 15, sirSTACK, “Digimon #429”, in alt.fan.digimon‎[4] (Usenet):
      When a mon attacks him, he returns the same strike with the world "Reflection" after it, double the original strength.
    • 2011 June 6, Clayton, “PW! - Training Interlude”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon‎[5] (Usenet):
      And thus did it come to pass that the boy and the two mons, after a brief final discussion began the training.
  2. (fandom slang) A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.
    • 2001 May 27, Travis Anton, “Cigarette Smoke”, in alt.home.repair‎[6] (Usenet):
      Pokemon, digimon and all other merchandised mons, what good parent will disagree with me that those little invading, mind rotting things should be tolerated... those should be illegal, too...
    • 2001 May 24, Horace Wachope, “Kids Toys”, in alt.ozdebate‎[7] (Usenet):
      And dont buy Pokemon or Digimon or any other bloody Mons or you will never hear the ned[sic] of it :-)
    • 2003 December 9, tito, “Main difference between anime and U.S. cartoons?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[8] (Usenet):
      At any rate Digimon was the best mon/collector series we've seen yet, to the point its popularity was prolly bigger here than its marketing.

Etymology 4

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Clipping of come on.

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Interjection

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mon

  1. (chiefly Scotland) Come on! Part of a chant for a team or band.
    • 2011 September 1, Alan Bissett, Pack Men, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      'Sing up, runt,' he goes, slapping my back friendly/forceful. 'Mon the Rangers!'
    • 2014 April 14, Martin Travers, Scarfed For Life: 2nd edition, A&C Black, →ISBN:
      Narrator: Jack's a Celtic fan.
      Jack: Mon the hoops!
    • 2022 April 19, Ian Winwood, Bodies: Life and Death in Music, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
      I caught sight of a lake of faces chanting 'Mon the Biff! Mon the Biff!" – come on the Biffy Clyro – with a startling and percussive unity. 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!'

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

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mon

  1. (Sauris) man
  2. (Sauris) husband

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan mon, from Vulgar Latin *mum, reduced form of Latin meum, from Proto-Italic *meos. Compare Occitan and French mon.

In unstressed position in Vulgar Latin meum, meam etc. were monosyllabic and regularly became mon, ma etc. in Catalan. When stressed they were disyllabic and became meu, mia > meua etc.

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Determiner

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mon m (feminine ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mes)

  1. my

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  • The use of mon and the other possessive determiners is mostly archaic in the majority of dialects, with articulated possessive pronouns (e.g. el meu) mostly being used in their stead. However, mon, ton, and son are still widely used before certain nouns referring to family members and some affective nouns, such as amic, casa, and vida. Which nouns actually find use with the possessive determiners depends greatly on the locale.

The standard masculine plural form is mos, but mons can be found in some dialects.

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  • Sicilian: mo (South Easy of Sicily, nearby Ragusa)

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Chinese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From clipping of English monitor.

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Noun

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mon

  1. (Cantonese, hardware) monitor; screen (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 個／个 c; 塊／块 c)
    4吋細mon／4吋细mon [Cantonese]  ―  sei3 cyun3 sai3 mon1 [Jyutping]  ―  4-inch small screen

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Verb

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mon

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to monitor (watch)
    唔想下下俾人mon住 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    m4 soeng2 haa5 haa5 bei2 jan4 mon1 zyu6 [Jyutping]
    don't want to be monitored every moment

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the (now obsolete) present of the modal verb monne (“may, might”), via a false interpretation of sentences like hvor mon han bo? (“where may he live?”) as hvor mon han bor? (“where, I wonder, does he live?”).

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mon

  1. I wonder
    Mon luftmodstanden kan være betydningsfuld?
    Might the air resistance be significant, I wonder?
    Nå, mon ikke de snart er færdige.
    Well, I wonder if they might be ready?
    Er det mon bare et spørgsmål om at opskrive alle tilfælde, og så udstrege alle de umulige?
    I wonder if it is just a matter of enumerating all cases, and then excluding the impossible ones?
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The adverb is only used in direct or indirect questions. It is usually located in the second place in the sentence, i.e. where one would expect to find the finite verb (cf. the etymology). The finite, on the other hand, is placed in the second part of the sentence, where one would expect to find an infinitive.

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mon

  1. (obsolete) present tense singular of monne

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mum. Doublet of min (possessive pronoun).

Determiner

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mon (feminine ma, masculine plural mos or mes, feminine plural mes) (ORB, broad)

  1. my (first-personal singular possessor)

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Franco-Provençal possessive determiners
Possessee
singular plural
m f m f
Possessor singular 1st mon ma mos mes
2nd ton ta tos tes
3rd son sa sos ses
plural 1st noutron noutra noutros noutres
2nd voutron voutra voutros voutres
3rd lor lors

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  • mon in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • mon in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, mon, meon, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, accusative masculine and neuter singular of meus. Probably influenced by Gaulish mon (“my”).

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Determiner

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mon m (feminine ma, plural mes)

  1. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
    J’ai perdu mon chapeau.
    I lost my hat.
    La décision a été prise pendant mon absence.
    The decision was taken in my absence.
  2. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)

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Mon is used before all singular nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute H, even those that are feminine. However, ma is used with singular feminine nouns beginning with either a consonant or an aspirated H.

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French possessive determiners
Possessee
singular plural
m f
Possessor singular 1st mon1 ma mes
2nd ton1 ta tes
3rd son1 sa ses
plural 1st notre nos
2nd votre2 vos2
3rd leur leurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
For the singular persons there are gender-neutral neologisms man, tan, san. These are extremely rare.

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  • Louisiana Creole: mô

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Anagrams

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mão. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mon.

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mon

  1. hand

Japanese

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Romanization

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mon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もん

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mão.

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mon

  1. hand

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Noun

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mon

  1. a language

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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mon (plural men)

  1. Alternative form of man (“man, person”)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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mon

  1. Alternative form of man (“one, you”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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mon

  1. Alternative form of mone (“moon”)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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mon

  1. Alternative form of mone (“shall”)

Etymology 5

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Verb

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mon

  1. Alternative form of monen (“to remember”)

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Verb

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mon

  1. Alternative form of monen (“to lament”)

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmon/

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mon

  1. nominative of mun

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan mon, from Vulgar Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum.

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mon m sg (feminine singular ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mas)

  1. my
    Synonyms: meu, mieu

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Old English

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Noun

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mon m

  1. Alternative form of mann

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • moun (Anglo-Norman)
  • mun (Anglo-Norman)
  • meon (very early Old French; Oaths of Strasbourg)

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

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mon m (feminine ma, plural mes)

  1. my (first-person singular possessive)

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Old Occitan

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Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus.

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Adjective

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mon m (feminine ma)

  1. my (belonging to me)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin mundus.

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mon m (oblique plural mons, nominative singular mons, nominative plural mon)

  1. world
    • c. 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Anc no gardei sazo ni mes:
      Tota gens ditz que Vianes
      Es la melher terra del mon
      Everyone says that Vianes
      is the best land in the world
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Scots

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Noun

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mon

  1. man

Skolt Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

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mon

  1. I

Inflection

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Declension of mon
singular dual plural
nominative mon muäna mij
genitive muu muännai mij
accusative muu muännaid miʹjjid
illative muʹnne muännaid miʹjjid
locative muʹst muännast miiʹst
comitative muin muännain miʹjjivuiʹm
abessive muutää muännaitää miʹjjitää
essive muuʹnen muännan —
partitive muuʹđed — —

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[9], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Giellatekno institute collection of web dictionaries https://giellatekno.uit.no/cgi/index.sms.nob.html%20
  • Moshnikoff, Satu; Moshnikoff, Jouni, authors and Lehtinen, Miika; Koponen, Eino; Fofonoff, Merja; Lehtola, Raija, editors (2020) Lääʹdd-sääʹm sääʹnnǩeʹrjj https://saan.oahpa.no/

Swedish

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mon

  1. definite singular of mo

Tok Pisin

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mon

  1. tree that bears fruit or nuts

Volapük

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mon (uncountable mons)

  1. money
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:
      If laboböv moni, remoböv ole buki at.
      If I had money, I would buy this book for you.

Declension

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declension of mon
singular
nominative mon
genitive mona
dative mone
accusative moni
vocative 1 o mon!
predicative 2 monu
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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