Montag

Borrowed from German Montag.

Montag (plural Montags)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montag is the 14814^th 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Montag”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 611.

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.

• 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)

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

1. Monday
   • 2025 March 31, Sven Hansen, “Katastrophenhilfe im Bürgerkriegsland: Seltene Erfolge der Retter in Myanmar”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Am Montag sprach die Militärjunta von 2.056 Toten, 3.900 Verletzten worden und noch über 270 Vermissten. Es wurde eine einwöchige Staatstrauer angeordnet.

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• days of the week: Tage der Woche (appendix): Montag · Dienstag · Mittwoch · Donnerstag · Freitag · Samstag/Sonnabend · Sonntag ^[edit]

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