Erntemonat

German

Etymology

Ernte (“harvest”) +‎ Monat (“month”). Compare dialectal Arnmonat, from Middle High German arnmānōt, ernimānōt (“August”), from Old High German arnmānōd, arnomānōd, aranmānōd (“harvest month, August”). Compare also Old Saxon aranmānuth, Old Dutch aranmānōth.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Erntemonat m (strong, genitive Erntemonates or Erntemonats, plural Erntemonate)

  1. the harvest month; August
    Synonyms: August, Ernting, Erntemond

Declension

Declension of Erntemonat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Erntemonat die Erntemonate
genitive eines des Erntemonates, Erntemonats der Erntemonate
dative einem dem Erntemonat, Erntemonate1 den Erntemonaten
accusative einen den Erntemonat die Erntemonate

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Gregorian calendar months (archaic or poetic): Monate im gregorianischen Kalenderedit

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