moonrise

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈmunˌraɪz/ UK /ˈmuːnraɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the rising of the moon above the horizon, or the time it occurs

They timed their walk to coincide with the spectacular moonrise.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the rising of the moon... moonup

Opposites

moonsetmoondown

Word family

Related forms moon moonlight sunrise

Etymology

A compound of moon + rise; moon from Old English mōna, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mēh₁n̥s ('moon, month'); rise from Old English rīsan ('to rise').

mōna Old English *mēh₁n̥s Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# moonrise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmunˌraɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmuːnraɪz/

## Meanings
1. the rising of the moon above the horizon, or the time it occurs

## Examples
- They timed their walk to coincide with the spectacular moonrise.

## Synonyms
- moonup

## Antonyms
- moonset
- moondown

## Related Forms
- moon
- moonlight
- sunrise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mōna
- Root: *mēh₁n̥s

## Etymology
A compound of moon + rise; moon from Old English mōna, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mēh₁n̥s ('moon, month'); rise from Old English rīsan ('to rise').

## AI Etymology
Moonrise is a compound of moon + rise; moon from Old English mōna, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mēh₁n̥s ('moon, month'); rise from Old English rīsan ('to rise'). The etymological trail includes Old English mōna, Proto-Indo-European *mēh₁n̥s. The same word family includes moon, moonlight, sunrise. Its current noun use means "the rising of the moon above the horizon, or the time it occurs".

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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