English Explanatory Dictionary

new moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
  2. The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
  3. The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
  4. The moon when it is waxing.
  5. The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.

Pronunciation

/ˈn(j)uː ˌmuːn/ [ˈn(j)ʊu̯ ˌmʊu̯n] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-new moon.wav

Word forms

new moon new moons

Etymology

From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon.

Synonyms

waxing moon neomenia

Related words

lunar phase

Translations

Afrikaans: donkermaan Afrikaans: nuwemaan Western Apache: sáánts’ǫ́sé Arabic: مُحَاق Arabic: مَحَاق Arabic: مِحَاق Belarusian: маладзі́к Bulgarian: новолу́ние Burmese: လကွယ် Catalan: lluna nova Chinese Mandarin: 新月 Chinese Mandarin: 朔 Czech: nov Danish: nymåne Dutch: nieuwe maan Finnish: uusikuu Finnish: uusi kuu Finnish: kasvava puolikuu French: nouvelle lune Galician: lúa nova Georgian: ახალი მთვარე German: Neumond Greek: νέα σελήνη Ancient Greek: νουμηνία Gujarati: અમાસ Hebrew: מוֹלָד Hebrew: מֹולָד הַלְּבָנָה Hindi: अमावस Hindi: अमावस्या Hindi: मासप्रमित Hungarian: újhold Hunsrik: Neimond Icelandic: ný Icelandic: nýtt tungl Ingrian: uus kuu Irish: nuaré Irish: gealach úr Italian: luna nuova Italian: novilunio Italian: congiunzione Japanese: 新月 Japanese: 朔 Kankanaey: lened Karok: kusráhpiit Korean: 초승(初生)달 Korean: 신월 Korean: 현월 Lakota: witʼé Lakota: wítȟeča Latin: luna nova Latin: novilunium Lithuanian: jaunatis Livonian: nūoŗkū Luxembourgish: Neimound Malay: anak bulan Māori: pewa Māori: kōhiti Māori: kōwhiti Nahuatl: yancuic metztli Navajo: ooljééʼ chahałheeł nádzáá
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