munter
See also: Munter
English
Etymology 1
Late 1990s, presumably from munt (“to vomit”) and munted (“inebriated; disgusting”) + -er, perhaps with influence from Turkish mantar (“mushroom”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌn.tə/
Audio (Northern England): IPA(key): [ˈmʊn.ʔə] (file)
Noun
munter (plural munters)
- (Britain, slang, derogatory) An ugly person.
- I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ugly person
- (New Zealand, Australia, slang) A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.
- He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.
Etymology 2
From Middle French montre.
Alternative forms
- monter, mounter, muntour, montour, mountour, muntoure, muntor, muntar
Pronunciation
- (then no foot-strut split nor approximant /r/) IPA(key): [ˈmʊn.tər]
Noun
munter (plural munters)
- (obsolete, Scotland, pre-1700) a watch, the thing that one wears to know the time
Danish
Etymology
From German munter (“merry, awake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔntər/, [ˈmɔnˀd̥ɐ]
Adjective
munter
- merry, cheerful
Inflection
| Inflection of munter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | munter | muntrere | muntrest2 |
| Neuter singular | muntert | muntrere | muntrest2 |
| Plural | muntre | muntrere | muntrest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | muntre | muntrere | muntreste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
- fornøjet
- fornøjelig, lystig
Derived terms
- munterhed
German
Etymology
From Middle High German munter, from Old High German muntar, from Proto-Germanic *mundraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊntɐ/
- Rhymes: -ʊntɐ
Audio (file)
Adjective
munter (strong nominative masculine singular munterer, comparative munterer, superlative am muntersten)
- merry, awake, brisk, cheery
- Synonyms: rege, lebhaft
- Antonyms: müde, matt, schlapp
Declension
Positive forms of munter
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist munter | sie ist munter | es ist munter | sie sind munter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | munterer | muntere | munteres | muntere |
| genitive | munteren | munterer | munteren | munterer | |
| dative | munterem | munterer | munterem | munteren | |
| accusative | munteren | muntere | munteres | muntere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der muntere | die muntere | das muntere | die munteren |
| genitive | des munteren | der munteren | des munteren | der munteren | |
| dative | dem munteren | der munteren | dem munteren | den munteren | |
| accusative | den munteren | die muntere | das muntere | die munteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein munterer | eine muntere | ein munteres | (keine) munteren |
| genitive | eines munteren | einer munteren | eines munteren | (keiner) munteren | |
| dative | einem munteren | einer munteren | einem munteren | (keinen) munteren | |
| accusative | einen munteren | eine muntere | ein munteres | (keine) munteren | |
Comparative forms of munter
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist munterer | sie ist munterer | es ist munterer | sie sind munterer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | muntererer | munterere | muntereres | munterere |
| genitive | muntereren | muntererer | muntereren | muntererer | |
| dative | muntererem | muntererer | muntererem | muntereren | |
| accusative | muntereren | munterere | muntereres | munterere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der munterere | die munterere | das munterere | die muntereren |
| genitive | des muntereren | der muntereren | des muntereren | der muntereren | |
| dative | dem muntereren | der muntereren | dem muntereren | den muntereren | |
| accusative | den muntereren | die munterere | das munterere | die muntereren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein muntererer | eine munterere | ein muntereres | (keine) muntereren |
| genitive | eines muntereren | einer muntereren | eines muntereren | (keiner) muntereren | |
| dative | einem muntereren | einer muntereren | einem muntereren | (keinen) muntereren | |
| accusative | einen muntereren | eine munterere | ein muntereres | (keine) muntereren | |
Superlative forms of munter
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am muntersten | sie ist am muntersten | es ist am muntersten | sie sind am muntersten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | munterster | munterste | munterstes | munterste |
| genitive | muntersten | munterster | muntersten | munterster | |
| dative | munterstem | munterster | munterstem | muntersten | |
| accusative | muntersten | munterste | munterstes | munterste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der munterste | die munterste | das munterste | die muntersten |
| genitive | des muntersten | der muntersten | des muntersten | der muntersten | |
| dative | dem muntersten | der muntersten | dem muntersten | den muntersten | |
| accusative | den muntersten | die munterste | das munterste | die muntersten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein munterster | eine munterste | ein munterstes | (keine) muntersten |
| genitive | eines muntersten | einer muntersten | eines muntersten | (keiner) muntersten | |
| dative | einem muntersten | einer muntersten | einem muntersten | (keinen) muntersten | |
| accusative | einen muntersten | eine munterste | ein munterstes | (keine) muntersten | |
Related terms
- aufmunternd
- ermunternd
Further reading
- “munter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “munter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “munter” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuntɐ/
Adjective
munter
- cheerful, happy, merry
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German munter.
Adjective
munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrere, indefinite superlative muntrest, definite superlative muntreste)
- cheerful
References
- “munter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German munter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʉntɛr/
Adjective
munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrare, indefinite superlative muntrast, definite superlative muntraste)
- cheerful
References
- “munter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Verb
munter
- Alternative form of monter
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of munter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | munter | avoir munté | |||||
| gerund | en muntant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | muntant | ||||||
| past participle | munté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | munt | muntes | munte | muntons | muntez | muntent |
| imperfect | muntoie, munteie, muntoe, munteve | muntoies, munteies, muntoes, munteves | muntoit, munteit, muntot, munteve | muntiiens, muntiens | muntiiez, muntiez | muntoient, munteient, muntoent, muntevent | |
| preterite | muntai | muntas | munta | muntames | muntastes | munterent | |
| future | munterai | munteras | muntera | munterons | munteroiz, muntereiz, munterez | munteront | |
| conditional | munteroie, muntereie | munteroies, muntereies | munteroit, muntereit | munteriiens, munteriens | munteriiez, munteriez | munteroient, muntereient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | munt | munz | munt | muntons | muntez | muntent |
| imperfect | muntasse | muntasses | muntast | muntissons, muntissiens | muntissoiz, muntissez, muntissiez | muntassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | munte | — | muntons | muntez | — | ||
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Compare German munter; Dutch monter.
Adjective
munter
- awake; sharp; alert
- lively; sprightly
Swedish
Adjective
munter (comparative muntrare, superlative muntrast)
- cheerful; merry; happy
Declension
| Inflection of munter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | munter | muntrare | muntrast |
| Neuter singular | muntert | muntrare | muntrast |
| Plural | muntra | muntrare | muntrast |
| Masculine plural3 | muntre | muntrare | muntrast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | muntre | muntrare | muntraste |
| All | muntra | muntrare | muntraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- muntra upp
- muntra upp sig
- uppmuntra
Anagrams
- numret
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From German Mutter (“mother; nut.”).
Noun
munter f (definite singular muntra, plural munter, definite plural muntren)
- a nut (for bolts)
Synonyms
- skruvmunter