Meaning of mēness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. moon (largest satellite of the Earth; often Mēness)
   declension-2, genitive, irregular, nominative
2. moon, satellite (of another planet)
   declension-2, genitive, irregular, nominative

Equivalents

Examples

“mēness aptumsums”

lunar eclipse

“mēness virsma”

moon surface

“mēness gaisma, mēnessgaisma”

moonlight

“mēness spīd”

the moon shines

“mēness nakts”

(full) moon night

“mēness jūra”

moon sea, mare (dark area on the surface of the moon)

“mēness kalendārs”

lunar calendar

“mēness fāzes”

moon phases

“jauns, augošs, pilns, dilstošs mēness”

new, crescent, full, waning moon

“vecs mēness”

old moon (visible only as a thin crescent oriented towards the sun)

“tukšs mēness”

empty moon (new moon when entirely invisible)

“bāls kā mēness”

pale as the moon

“Jupitera mēneši”

the moons of Jupiter

CEFR level