monde

See also: Monde and mondé

English

Etymology

From French monde. Doublet of mondo.

Pronunciation

Noun

monde (plural mondes)

  1. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
    • 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:
      Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.

See also

multiword English terms containing "monde"

References

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

monde

  1. plural of mond

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃d/
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Etymology 1

From Old French monde (12th c.), semi-learned form of mont (10th c.), itself inherited from Latin mundus. The alteration was likely driven by the desire to distinguish from unrelated mont (“mountain”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
    C'est la plus belle fille du monde.
    She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
  2. people
    Le monde m'agace quelquefois.
    People annoy me sometimes.
    La salle était noire de monde.
    The room was full of people.
Descendants
  • Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
    • Haitian Creole: moun
  • → English: monde

Interjection

monde

  1. (Louisiana) good heavens

Etymology 2

From Latin mundus (“pure; clean”).

Adjective

monde (plural mondes)

  1. (archaic) pure; clean
    Antonym: immonde

Further reading

Anagrams

Guaraní

Verb

monde

  1. to dress

Conjugation

    Conjugation of monde
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
active
indicative che amonde nde remonde ha'e omonde ñande ñamonde ore romonde peẽ pemonde ha'ekuéra omonde/omonde hikuái
hortative tamonde che teremonde nde tomonde ha'e tañamonde ñande taromonde ore tapemonde peẽ tomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - emonde - - - pemonde -
passive
indicative che añemonde nde reñemonde ha'e oñemonde ñande ñañemonde ore roñemonde peẽ peñemonde ha'ekuéra oñemonde/oñemonde hikuái
hortative tañemonde che tereñemonde nde toñemonde ha'e tañañemonde ñande taroñemonde ore tapeñemonde peẽ toñemonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eñemonde - - - peñemonde -
reciprocal
indicative - - - ñande ñañomonde ore roñomonde peẽ peñomonde ha'ekuéra oñomonde/oñomonde hikuái
hortative - - - tañañomonde ñande taroñomonde ore tapeñomonde peẽ toñomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - - - - - peñomonde -
coactive
indicative che amomonde nde remomonde ha'e omomonde ñande ñamomonde ore romomonde peẽ pemomonde ha'ekuéra omomonde/omomonde hikuái
hortative tamomonde che teremomonde nde tomomonde ha'e tañamomonde ñande taromomonde ore tapemomonde peẽ tomomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - emomonde - - - pemomonde -
objective
indicative che aromonde/agueromonde nde reromonde/regueromonde ha'e oromonde/ogueromonde ñande ñaromonde/ñagueromonde ore roromonde/rogueromonde peẽ peromonde/pegueromonde ha'ekuéra oromonde/ogueromonde//oromonde/ogueromonde hikuái
hortative taromonde/tagueromonde che tereromonde/teregueromonde nde toromonde/togueromonde ha'e tajaromonde/tañagueromonde ñande taroromonde/tarogueromonde ore taperomonde/tapegueromonde peẽ toromonde/togueromonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eromonde/egueromonde - - - peromonde/pegueromonde -
subsumptive¹
indicative che aporomonde/amba'emonde nde reporomonde/remba'emonde ha'e oporomonde/omba'emonde ñande ñaporomonde/ñamba'emonde ore roporomonde/romba'emonde peẽ peporomonde/pemba'emonde ha'ekuéra oporomonde/omba'emonde//oporomonde/omba'emonde hikuái
hortative taporomonde/tamba'emonde che tereporomonde/teremba'emonde nde toporomonde/tomba'emonde ha'e tañaporomonde/tañamba'emonde ñande taroporomonde/taromba'emonde ore tapeporomonde/tapemba'emonde peẽ toporomonde/tomba'emonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eporomonde/emba'emonde - - - peporomonde/pemba'emonde -
¹: the subsumptive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French monde (“world”).

Verb

monde

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a person
    Hinder nion monde dans bisoin. ― To help a person in need.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: moun

References

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmon.de/
  • Rhymes: -onde
  • Hyphenation: món‧de

Adjective

monde f pl

  1. feminine plural of mondo

Noun

monde f pl

  1. plural of monda

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French monde, from Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. the world
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old French monde, from Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m or f (plural mondes)

  1. clean; pure
Descendants

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin mundus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmun.də/

Noun

monde oblique singular, m (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)

  1. the world
Descendants
Descendants

Etymology 2

Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)

  1. clean; pure
Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

monde

  1. inflection of mondar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mundus (“world”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃t/

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
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