monde
See also: Monde and mondé
English
the monde is the ball below the cross
Etymology
From French monde.
Noun
monde (plural mondes)
- A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
- 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:
- Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.
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See also
- globus cruciger
References
- monde in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Demon, Emond, demon, moned
Afrikaans
Noun
monde
- plural of mond
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin mundus.
Noun
monde m (plural mondes)
- world
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃d/
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Etymology 1
Borrowing from Latin mundus (“world”) which replaced the inherited Old French mont.
Noun
monde m (plural mondes)
- world
- C'est la plus belle fille du monde.
- She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
- people
- Le monde m'agace quelquefois.
- People annoy me sometimes.
- La salle était noire de monde.
- The room was full of people.
Related terms
- au monde
- avoir du monde au balcon
- bas monde
- c'est le monde à l'envers
- champion du monde
- coupe du monde
- dans son monde
- faire tourner le monde
- femme du monde
- fin du monde
- grand monde
- homme du monde
- il faut de tout pour faire un monde
- la perfection n'est pas de ce monde
- le monde est petit
- mettre au monde
- monde de l'autre côté
- monde entier
- mondial
- noir de monde
- Nouveau Monde
- pas le moins du monde
- petit monde
- refaire le monde
- se prendre pour le nombril du monde
- tiers-monde
- tout le monde
- tout l'or du monde
- trou du cul du monde
- venir au monde
- vieux comme le monde
- vision du monde
Descendants
- Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
- Haitian Creole: moun
- → English: monde
Interjection
monde
- (Louisiana) good heavens
Etymology 2
From Latin mundus (“pure; clean”).
Adjective
monde (plural mondes)
- (archaic) pure; clean
- Antonym: immonde
Further reading
- “monde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- démon
Guaraní
Verb
monde
- to dress
Conjugation
Conjugation of monde
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| active | ||||||||
| indicative | che amonde | nde remonde | ha'e omonde | ñande ñamonde | ore romonde | peẽ pemonde | ha'ekuéra omonde/omonde hikuái | |
| hortative | tamonde che | teremonde nde | tomonde ha'e | tañamonde ñande | taromonde ore | tapemonde peẽ | tomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | emonde | - | - | - | pemonde | - | |
| passive | ||||||||
| indicative | che añemonde | nde reñemonde | ha'e oñemonde | ñande ñañemonde | ore roñemonde | peẽ peñemonde | ha'ekuéra oñemonde/oñemonde hikuái | |
| hortative | tañemonde che | tereñemonde nde | toñemonde ha'e | tañañemonde ñande | taroñemonde ore | tapeñemonde peẽ | toñemonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eñemonde | - | - | - | peñemonde | - | |
| reciprocal | ||||||||
| indicative | - | - | - | ñande ñañomonde | ore roñomonde | peẽ peñomonde | ha'ekuéra oñomonde/oñomonde hikuái | |
| hortative | - | - | - | tañañomonde ñande | taroñomonde ore | tapeñomonde peẽ | toñomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | - | - | - | - | peñomonde | - | |
| coactive | ||||||||
| indicative | che amomonde | nde remomonde | ha'e omomonde | ñande ñamomonde | ore romomonde | peẽ pemomonde | ha'ekuéra omomonde/omomonde hikuái | |
| hortative | tamomonde che | teremomonde nde | tomomonde ha'e | tañamomonde ñande | taromomonde ore | tapemomonde peẽ | tomomonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | emomonde | - | - | - | pemomonde | - | |
| objective | ||||||||
| indicative | che aromonde/agueromonde | nde reromonde/regueromonde | ha'e oromonde/ogueromonde | ñande ñaromonde/ñagueromonde | ore roromonde/rogueromonde | peẽ peromonde/pegueromonde | ha'ekuéra oromonde/ogueromonde//oromonde/ogueromonde hikuái | |
| hortative | taromonde/tagueromonde che | tereromonde/teregueromonde nde | toromonde/togueromonde ha'e | tajaromonde/tañagueromonde ñande | taroromonde/tarogueromonde ore | taperomonde/tapegueromonde peẽ | toromonde/togueromonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eromonde/egueromonde | - | - | - | peromonde/pegueromonde | - | |
| subsuntive¹ | ||||||||
| indicative | che aporomonde/amba'emonde | nde reporomonde/remba'emonde | ha'e oporomonde/omba'emonde | ñande ñaporomonde/ñamba'emonde | ore roporomonde/romba'emonde | peẽ peporomonde/pemba'emonde | ha'ekuéra oporomonde/omba'emonde//oporomonde/omba'emonde hikuái | |
| hortative | taporomonde/tamba'emonde che | tereporomonde/teremba'emonde nde | toporomonde/tomba'emonde ha'e | tañaporomonde/tañamba'emonde ñande | taroporomonde/taromba'emonde ore | tapeporomonde/tapemba'emonde peẽ | toporomonde/tomba'emonde ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eporomonde/emba'emonde | - | - | - | peporomonde/pemba'emonde | - | |
| ¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals. | ||||||||
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French monde (“world”).
Verb
monde
- (Saint-Domingue) a person
- Hinder nion monde dans bisoin. ― To help a person in need.
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: moun
References
- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmon.de/
- Rhymes: -onde
- Hyphenation: món‧de
Adjective
monde f pl
- feminine plural of mondo
Noun
monde f pl
- plural of monda
Anagrams
- mendo
Middle French
Etymology 1
Old French < Latin mundus (“world”).
Noun
monde m (plural mondes)
- the world
Descendants
- French: monde
- Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
- Haitian Creole: moun
- → English: monde
- Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
- Norman: maonde
Etymology 2
Old French < Latin mundus.
Adjective
monde m or f (plural mondes)
- clean; pure
Descendants
- French: monde
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin mundus.
Alternative forms
- mont
- mund
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmun.də/
Noun
monde m (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)
- the world
Descendants
Descendants
- Middle French: monde
- French: monde
- Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
- Haitian Creole: moun
- → English: monde
- Saint Dominican Creole French: monde
- Norman: maonde
- French: monde
- Walloon: monde
Etymology 2
Latin mundus.
Adjective
monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)
- clean; pure
Descendants
- Middle French: monde
- French: monde
Spanish
Verb
monde
- inflection of mondar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Walloon
Etymology
From Latin mundus (“world”).
Noun
monde m (plural mondes)
- world