Feminine
Laune
- (feminine, often) mood, humor
- (feminine) whim
Frequency
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).
Related words
sensation of doing
uneven temper
Schlagfertigkeit
Witzigkeit
Gemütsstimmung
Gefühl Empfindung
Flattersinn
wunderlicher Einfall
komischer Vogel
Alberei
humor
humeur
humor
umore
humeur
humorSign in to write sticky notes
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