Feminine
Laune
Meaning
- (feminine, often) mood, humor
- (feminine) whim
Concepts
sensation of doing
uneven temper
Synonyms
Schlagfertigkeit
Witzigkeit
Gemütsstimmung
Gefühl Empfindung
Flattersinn
wunderlicher Einfall
komischer Vogel
Alberei
Translations
humor
humeur
humor
umore
humeur
humorFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
luun
Basel-Landschaft
luune
Zürich
luunä
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaʊ̯.nə/
Etymology
In summary
Via Middle High German lūne (“moon, changing mood, disposition”), borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon”). The semantic association of "moon" to "mood" is based on the similarity of the changing phases of the moon to the changing moods of a person (DWDS).
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