Montag

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Montag.

Proper noun

Montag (plural Montags)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Montag is the 14814th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2002 individuals. Montag is most common among White (84.67%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.59%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōntac, māntac, from Old High German mānotag (9th c.), māntag (12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (day of the moon). Compare Low German Maandag, Dutch maandag, English Monday, Danish mandag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnˌtaːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnˌtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnˌtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

Montag m (strong, genitive Montages or Montags, plural Montage)

  1. Monday

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Montag” in Duden online
  • Montag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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