munt
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mʌnt/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌnt
Etymology 1
Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages.
Noun
munt (plural munts)
- (Rhodesia, slang, originally military, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, usually a man.
- 1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 22:
- My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.
- 2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 63:
- Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks.
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Etymology 2
Related to munted; see there for more.
Verb
munt (third-person singular simple present munts, present participle munting, simple past and past participle munted)
- (Australia, slang) To vomit (usually while drunk).
Etymology 3
Blend of man + cunt
Noun
munt (plural munts)
- (slang) mangina
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
munt (plural munte, diminutive muntjie)
- coin
- mint
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin mōns, mōntem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmunt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈmun/
Noun
munt m (plural munts)
- (also figurative) heap
- un munt de… ― a heap (of things)
- N'hi ha un munt ― there is a lot (of it)
- (archaic or toponyms) Synonym of muntanya
Derived terms
- amunt
- a munts
Further reading
- “munt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “munt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “munt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʏnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: munt
- Rhymes: -ʏnt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch munte, from Old Dutch munita, from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta.
Noun
munt f (plural munten, diminutive muntje n)
- coin
- Synonym: muntstuk
- currency
- Synonym: munteenheid
- tails (side of a coin)
- Antonyms: kop, kruis
- mint (institution)
Derived terms
- chocolademunt
- cryptomunt
- euromunt
- herdenkingsmunt
- munteenheid
- muntgas
- muntgasmeter
- muntgeld
- munthervorming
- muntpariteit
- muntrol
- muntslag
- muntstelsel
- muntstuk
- munttelefoon
- muntunie
- muntvoet
- muntwezen
- muntzijde
- pasmunt
- rekenmunt
- spaarmunt
- standaardmunt
- tekenmunt
Descendants
- Negerhollands: mynt
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mente, minte, from Latin mentha.
Noun
munt f (plural munten, diminutive muntje n)
- mint (plant), of genus Mentha
- (chiefly diminutive) confection flavored with mint
Derived terms
- pepermunt
- muntsmaak
- muntthee
Descendants
- → Indonesian: min
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
munt
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of munten
- imperative of munten
Middle English
Noun
munt
- Alternative form of mount
Verb
munt
- Alternative form of mounten
Noun
munt
- Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *munþ.
Noun
munt m
- mouth
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: mont
- Dutch: mond
- Afrikaans: mond
- Javindo: mon
- Negerhollands: mond, mon, mun, mont
- → Virgin Islands Creole: mon, mout (dated)
- Petjo: mon
- Skepi Creole Dutch: mont
- Limburgish: móndj
- Dutch: mond
Further reading
- “munt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōns, montem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /munt/
Noun
munt m
- a hill, mound
- a mount or mountain
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | munt | muntas |
accusative | munt | muntas |
genitive | muntes | munta |
dative | munte | muntum |
Derived terms
- foremunt
- muntælfen
- muntclȳse
- muntġēof
- muntland
Descendants
- Middle English: mount, mont, mounte, mownt, munt
- English: mount
- Scots: munt
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin mōns.
Noun
munt m (oblique plural munz or muntz, nominative singular munz or muntz, nominative plural munt)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of mont (“mountain”)
Etymology 2
From Latin mundus.
Noun
munt m (oblique plural munz or muntz, nominative singular munz or muntz, nominative plural munt)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of monde (“world”)