Moien

See also: moien

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Contraction of dated Muerjen, from Old High German morgan (“morning”). Akin to German Morgen, Dutch morgen, English morn. It is the only native word containing the diphthong [oɪ̯], which is otherwise restricted to loanwords from German or English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmoɪ̯.ən]

Noun

Moien m (plural Moienter)

  1. morning
    Ech hunn de ganze Moien am Gaart geschafft.
    I've worked in the garden all morning.

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Interjection

Moien

  1. hi, hello, good morning, good day
    Synonym: Salut
    Antonyms: Äddi, Awar
    Moien! Wéi geet et?
    Hi! How do you do?
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