English

Noun

moon plural moons

1. The sole natural satellite of the Earth.
2. Any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet.
3. (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.

   many moons ago

Synonyms

• (natural satellite of a planet): satellite

Translations

sole natural satellite of the Earth

any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet

month

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Basque: hilargi
• Breton: loar f (1,3), loarenn f -où pl (2), loariad f -où pl (3)
• Catalan: lluna f
• Chinese Characters: 月
• Chinese: 月, 月亮 , 月球 , 太陰
• Dutch: maan f (1,2), maand f (3)
• Estonian: kuu
• Frisian: moanne
• German: Mond m
• Greek (scientific?) Σελήνη f (Selḗnē, Selíni)
• Greek (Modern): φεγγάρι n (Fengári)
• Hebrew: ירח m , לבנה f
• Indonesian: bulan
• Korean: 달, Hanja: 월 (weol)
• Polish: księżyc m
• Portuguese: lua f
• Romanian: lună f
• Russian: луна f (luna)
• Slovak: Mesiac m (1), mesiac m (1, 2, 3)
• Slovene: luna f, mesec m
• Spanish: luna f

Transitive verb

moon (moons, mooning, mooned)

1. (slang) To display one's buttocks to, in jest.

Translations

• Dutch: het naakte achterwerk tonen
• Finnish: näyttää persett ä (1, slang)
• French: montrer le cul à
• German: den nackten Hintern zeigen

Intransitive verb

moon (moons, mooning, mooned)

1. (usually followed by over or about) To fuss over adoringly or with great affection.

   Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.

Translations

• Finnish: haikailla (1)

Derived terms

• blue moon
• crescent moon
• full moon
• half-moon or half moon
• howl at the moon
• moonwalk
• new moon
• phase of the moon
• thumbnail moon

See also

• lunar