Polyglot Dictionary

Moment

/moˈmɛnt/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Momente

Meaning

  1. moment

    • Warte einen Moment, bitte.

      Wait a moment, please.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Augenblick

Near-total synonyms in everyday use. Augenblick carries a slightly more literary, poetic flavour (its literal image is still felt); Moment — the international loanword — is the plain, neutral default.

Similar in other languages

French

moment

moment is the French word for the same thing — both mean "moment."

Portuguese

momento

momento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "moment."

Practice

1 What does Moment mean?

2 Fill the gap: Warte einen ___, bitte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Moment?

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