Polyglot Dictionary

Mondschein

/ˈmoːntˌʃaɪ̯n/

der noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. moonlight

    Built from Mond (moon) + Schein (glow).

    • Sie gingen im Mondschein spazieren.

      They walked in the moonlight.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mond moon
  • Schein glow

Similar words

mondlicht

Mondlicht and Mondschein are close synonyms for "moonlight," largely interchangeable; Mondschein is slightly more poetic or traditional.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

luar

luar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "moonlight."

Practice

1 What does Mondschein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie gingen im ___ spazieren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mondschein?

nouncompound

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