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)
  • Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ)

Noun

munter (plural munters)

  1. (British, Ireland, slang, derogatory) An ugly person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ugly person
    I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.
  2. (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

Pronunciation

Noun

munter (plural munters)

  1. (obsolete, Scotland, pre-1700) A watch, the thing that one wears to know the time.
    • 1831, Archaeologia Scotica: Or Transactions of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, page 80:
      […] asked the other what a clocke it was in his mounter; to whom he replyed, About the howre just that yee should give watter to your mare.
    • 1841, John Jamieson, Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, page 141:
      […] clocks, watches, and munters, boots and shooes, shal be given up by the merchant-sellers there-of, under declaration to the commissioners, "&c. Acts Cha. I. Ed. 1814, VI. 152. […]

Danish

Etymology

From German munter (“merry, awake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔntər/, [ˈmɔnˀd̥ɐ]

Adjective

munter

  1. merry, cheerful

Inflection
Inflection of munter
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular munter muntrere muntrest2
Indefinite 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

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Middle High German munter, from Old High German muntar, from Proto-West Germanic *mundr, from Proto-Germanic *mundraz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊntɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊntɐ
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

munter (strong nominative masculine singular munterer, comparative munterer, superlative am muntersten)

  1. merry, awake, brisk, cheery
    Synonyms: rege, lebhaft
    Antonyms: müde, matt, schlapp

Declension
Positive forms of munter
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
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
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

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “munter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “munter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “munter” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German munter, from Old High German muntar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmuntɐ/

Adjective

munter

  1. cheerful, happy, merry

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German munter.

Adjective

munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrere, indefinite superlative muntrest, definite superlative muntreste)

  1. cheerful

References

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)

  1. cheerful

References

Old French

Verb

munter

  1. 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 gerund of avoir + 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 present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + 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 present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— munte — muntons muntez —

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From German munter. Compare Dutch monter.

Adjective

munter

  1. awake; sharp; alert
  2. lively; sprightly

Swedish

Etymology

From German munter

Adjective

munter (comparative muntrare, superlative muntrast)

  1. 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

References

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