Editing Moin

{{short description|Germanic greeting meaning "hello"}}
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[[File:Schleswig-Holstein, Nordhastedt,Ortseingangsschild NIK 2491.jpg|thumb|right|Sign greeting visitors to [[Nordhastedt]], [[Schleswig-Holstein]].]]
'''''Moin''''', '''''moi''''' or '''''mojn''''' is a [[Low German]], [[Frisian languages|Frisian]], High German ({{lang|de|moin [moin]}} or {{lang|de|Moin, [Moin]}}),<ref>Duden: [https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/moin__moin_ <nowiki>moin [moin], Moin, [Moin]</nowiki>]</ref> [[Danish language|Danish]] ({{lang|da|mojn}})<ref>Den Danske Ordbog: [https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=mojn mojn]</ref> ({{lang|csb|mòjn}}) greeting from [[East Frisia]], [[Northern Germany]], the eastern and northern [[Netherlands]], [[Southern Jutland]] in Denmark and parts of [[Kashubia]] in northern [[Poland]]. The greeting is also used in [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. 

It means "[[hello]]" and, in some places, "[[Parting phrase|goodbye]]" too.

==Usage==
[[File:Niedersächsisches Umweltministerium Transparent refugees welcome.jpg|thumb|right|Banner greeting visitors to the [[Lower Saxony|Lower Saxon]] Ministry for Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection]]
''Moin'' is used at all times of day, not just in the morning (see Etymology section below).<ref name=Nordseefische>{{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}}</ref> The [[reduplicated]] form ''moin moin'' is often heard,<ref>Plattmaster.de, [http://www.plattmaster.de/moinmoin.htm Moinmoin - wat heet dat?]. Retrieved 2011-05-31.</ref> although some authors claim it is regarded by locals as tourists' usage.<ref name=Nordseekueste>{{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}}</ref>

==Etymology==
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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 language|Dutch]], Frisian, and Low German word {{lang|nl|mo(o)i}}, meaning "beautiful" or "good".<ref name=Nordseefische /><ref name=Nordseekueste /> 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]] [[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]]) 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]] that belonged to Denmark until 1864.

=={{lang|fi|Moi}}==
In [[Finland]], a similar greeting {{lang|fi|moi}} ({{IPA|fi|ˈmoi̯|pron}}) is used for "hello", "hi" in the [[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]] to partially German-speaking Estonia and Latvia.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]] due to its large number of foreign workers and like {{lang|fi|moi}} has been borrowed from [[wikt:morrow|morrow]] and abbreviated.

{{lang|gos|Moi}} is also used in Dutch [[West Low German|Low Saxon]] dialects in the eastern part of the provinces [[Groningen]] and [[Drenthe]].

==See also==
* [[MoinMoin]] ([[wiki]] software named after the greeting)

==References==
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[[Category:German words and phrases]]
[[Category:Kashubian language]]
[[Category:Greeting words and phrases]]
[[Category:Culture of Schleswig-Holstein]]

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