# Moin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin > Source revision: 1342973247 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Germanic greeting meaning "hello"}} {{Other uses}} [[File:Schleswig-Holstein, Nordhastedt,Ortseingangsschild NIK 2491.jpg|thumb|right|Sign greeting visitors to [Nordhastedt](/source/Nordhastedt), [Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Schleswig-Holstein).]] '''''Moin''''', '''''moi''''' or '''''mojn''''' {{Audio|De-moin-2026.ogg|pronunciation}}; is a [Low German](/source/Low_German), [Frisian](/source/Frisian_languages), High German ({{lang|de|moin [moin]}} or {{lang|de|Moin, [Moin]}}),Duden: [https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/moin__moin_ moin [moin], Moin, [Moin]] [Danish](/source/Danish_language) ({{lang|da|mojn}})Den Danske Ordbog: [https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=mojn mojn] ({{lang|csb|mòjn}}) greeting from [East Frisia](/source/East_Frisia), [Northern Germany](/source/Northern_Germany), the eastern and northern [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), [Southern Jutland](/source/Southern_Jutland) in Denmark and parts of [Kashubia](/source/Kashubia) in northern [Poland](/source/Poland). The greeting is also used in [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language). It means "[hello](/source/hello)" and, in some places, "[goodbye](/source/Parting_phrase)" too. ==Usage== [[File:Niedersächsisches Umweltministerium Transparent refugees welcome.jpg|thumb|right|Banner greeting visitors to the [Lower Saxon](/source/Lower_Saxony) Ministry for Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection]] ''Moin'' is used at all times of day, not just in the morning (see Etymology section below).{{cite book|title=Nordseefische gehen auf Wurm: Schöne Ferien an der Waterkant. Der lustigste Urlaubsratgeber am plattdeutschen Strand |first=Volker |last=ut Westerend |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |year=2004 |isbn=3-8334-0025-0 |pages=11–12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNgLWysldCYC&pg=PA11 |language=German |accessdate=2011-05-31}} The [reduplicated](/source/reduplicated) form ''moin moin'' is often heard,Plattmaster.de, [http://www.plattmaster.de/moinmoin.htm Moinmoin - wat heet dat?]. Retrieved 2011-05-31. although some authors claim it is regarded by locals as tourists' usage.{{cite book|title=Nordseeküste Schleswig-Holstein |first=Andreas |last=Bormann |edition=2nd |publisher=Mair Dumont Marco Polo |year=2005 |isbn=3-8297-0302-3 |language=German |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6jrQdFb6iW4C&pg=PA15 |accessdate=2011-05-31}} ==Etymology== {{wiktionary}} Due to the similarity of the words one might think that ''moin'' derives from various regional pronunciations of {{lang|de|(Guten) Morgen}} ("good morning"), which tend to alter, vocalise, or skip ''rg''. However, the word may actually also derive from the [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language), Frisian, and Low German word {{lang|nl|mo(o)i}}, meaning "beautiful" or "good". Similar forms in Low Saxon are {{lang|nds|mooien Dag}}, {{lang|nds|mooien Abend}}, {{lang|nds|mooien Mor(g)en}}. Possibly, as is common in etymology, one origin is correct (from {{lang|de|Morgen}} or {{lang|nl|mooi}}) but spread thanks to its oral assimilation with the other term. The [Luxembourgish](/source/Luxembourgish) [cognate](/source/cognate) of the word is {{lang|lb|moien}}, which can mean either "hi" or "morning" ({{lang|lb|gudde Moien!}} means "good morning!"). Interestingly, in the area of Germany bordering Luxembourg, it is common to use {{lang|de|moin}}, instead of {{lang|lb|moien}}. Unlike {{lang|de|Guten Morgen}}, {{lang|de|moin}} can be used at any time of day. It is semantically equivalent to the Low Saxon ([Plattdüütsch](/source/Plattd%C3%BC%C3%BCtsch)) greeting {{lang|nds|Dagg}} and replaced it in many areas. In Hessen, {{lang|de|mojn}} is used for hello and good bye, but {{lang|de|mojn mojn}} is solely used for good bye. The double form {{lang|da|Moin Moin}} is also used as an all day greeting in for example [Flensburg](/source/Flensburg) that belonged to Denmark until 1864. =={{lang|fi|Moi}}== In [Finland](/source/Finland), a similar greeting {{lang|fi|moi}} ({{IPA|fi|ˈmoi̯|pron}}) is used for "hello", "hi" in the [Finnish language](/source/Finnish_language). It may have been borrowed from German in the 19th century. The earliest records of the word occur in Southeast Finland, which had strong connection through [Viipuri](/source/Viipuri) to partially German-speaking Estonia and Latvia.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title=Uutta tietoa suomen kielen tutkimuksesta – ”moro” ei tulekaan Tampereelta |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20061118 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} However, {{lang|fi|moi moi}} is used as a good bye, similarly to "bye bye" in English, even with a similar intonation. Both are particularly typical of Southwestern Finnish, but through internal migration spread to the capital and with the help of TV to the rest of the language area. {{lang|fi|Moi}}'s use is identical to that of {{lang|fi|hei}}: diminutive forms {{lang|fi|heippa}} and {{lang|fi|moikka}}, and duplication as a good bye. {{lang|fi|Moro}} is found in some parts of Finland and has also been used in the same way as {{lang|fi|moi}}. It is theorised that it comes from [Tampere](/source/Tampere) due to its large number of foreign workers and like {{lang|fi|moi}} has been borrowed from morrow and abbreviated. {{lang|gos|Moi}} is also used in Dutch [Low Saxon](/source/West_Low_German) dialects in the eastern part of the provinces [Groningen](/source/Groningen) and [Drenthe](/source/Drenthe). ==See also== * [MoinMoin](/source/MoinMoin) ([wiki](/source/wiki) software named after the greeting) ==References== {{commons category}} {{reflist}} Category:German words and phrases Category:Kashubian language Category:Greeting words and phrases Category:Culture of Schleswig-Holstein [stq:Moin](/source/stq%3AMoin) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Moin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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