Julmond

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːlˌmoːnt/
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Noun

Julmond m (strong, genitive Julmondes or Julmonds, plural Julmonde)

  1. (archaic, poetic) December
    Synonym: Dezember
    Der Julmond ist der dunkelste Monat.
    December is the darkest month.

Usage notes

  • Jul is also the old-Germanic celebration of the winter solstice, also known as Yule.

Declension

Declension of Julmond [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Julmond die Julmonde
genitive eines des Julmondes, Julmonds der Julmonde
dative einem dem Julmond, Julmonde1 den Julmonden
accusative einen den Julmond die Julmonde

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Gregorian calendar months (archaic or poetic): Monate im gregorianischen Kalenderedit

Further reading

  • “Julmond” in Duden online
  • “Julmond” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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