maan

Betekenis

Noun

moon

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of manen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of manen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of manen:

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/maːn/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch *māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. The Germanic word was originally masculine (compare German Mond), but it became feminine in Early Middle Dutch (perhaps by analogy with zon).

Sinne

De maan zorgt voor de getijden op aarde .

The moon provides the tides on earth.