Luna
In German, Luna is the name of Earth's natural satellite.
Luna refers specifically to the name of the natural satellite of the Earth.
How does it change in a sentence?
In German, the word for moon, Mond, is masculine.
Did you know?
- The phrase Luna is used in the German name for a 'lunatic' as Lunatiker, though this term is now considered outdated and offensive.
- In German, the personification of the moon as a goddess is typically referred to as Selene or Mondgöttin rather than the Latin-derived Luna, which is mostly reserved for scientific or mythological contexts.
- The name 'Luna' appears in German as a prefix for many historical names of amusement parks, like 'Lunapark', which originally derived from the Latin name for the moon.
Examples in context
- Die russische Weltraumsonde Luna 3 sah im Jahre 1959 zum erstenmal die Kehrseite des Mondes.The Russian space probe Luna 3 saw the far side of the moon for the first time in 1959.This sentence is useful for seeing how Luna is used as a name for a space probe.Tatoeba #11491535 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3600755 by Hybrid
- Tom und Mary gingen in den Lunapark.Tom and Mary went to the Luna Park.This sentence is useful for seeing Luna used as part of the name of a location, Lunapark.Tatoeba #1832965 by Wauzl, translation #1611171 by Spamster
- Hey, Luna! Wie war dein Tag?Hey, Luna! How was your day?
Example conversation
Lukas and Hannah are looking at a space poster.
- LukasSchau mal, hier steht der Name Luna.Look, the name Luna is written here.
- HannahJa, das ist die poetische Bezeichnung für den Mond.Yes, that is the poetic term for the moon.
- LukasIch finde den Namen Luna sehr schön.I think the name Luna is very beautiful.
- HannahDas stimmt, es klingt sehr elegant.That's true, it sounds very elegant.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
