What is the meaning of

Borgneface · 05-14-11, 11:42 AM

Ahoy all;

I am not sure this is the right forum to post this topic, but I looked around and did not find any where really suyitable.....

So here is my question...In quite a few posts I have seen, at the beginning of a post the following wor "Moin....XXX"

I guess it is some sort of ...Ahoy, hello, bonjour....??
Can anybody tell me ?

Merci

FIREWALL · 05-14-11, 11:51 AM

My guess is Hello.

frau kaleun · 05-14-11, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

My guess is Hello.

Bingo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin

I believe you can hear it said many times over in Das Boot. Sometimes as "moin moin" with "moin" being the reply.

FIREWALL · 05-14-11, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Bingo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin

I believe you can hear it said many times over in Das Boot. Sometimes as "moin moin" with "moin" being the reply.

Merci

desirableroasted · 05-14-11, 03:06 PM

I often hear it in Flensburg.

Daniel Prates · 05-14-11, 04:42 PM

Isnt 'moin' the word for 'less' in french?

frau kaleun · 05-14-11, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Prates

Isnt 'moin' the word for 'less' in french?

I believe that's "moins," with an "s."

That Wiki article is pretty interesting, apparently there are different varieties of the word/phrase in use in Danish and Finnish dialects also.

Jimbuna · 05-14-11, 05:30 PM

Check posts by my fellow Grey Wolf DivingDuck (he is German) and you'll find most if not all his posts commence with 'Moin' (Hello).

Bakkels · 05-14-11, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I believe that's "moins," with an "s."

That Wiki article is pretty interesting, apparently there are different varieties of the word/phrase in use in Danish and Finnish dialects also.

Thanks for that link Frau, I always wondered if 'Moin' had anything to do with my local dialect. Turns out it does

I live in the north east of the Netherlands (not far from the German border in the north-west) and in our dialect 'moi' (so without the 'n') can be used for 'hi' or 'hello' as well as 'goodbye' (we're quite short and brief in our dialect here) In fact, people right across the border in Germany (only a few miles) speak almost the same dialect as here. Here it's called Gronings, across the border they call it Plattdeutsch I believe.

This dialect here is called 'Gronings' though, and not 'Frisian-Gronings' as Wiki states. Some people here might take offense at being called Frisian

But now I finally know that 'moin' is the same as 'my' moi!

So moi! to all of you

Oh, and you're right about the French. Less = Moins

Borgneface · 05-16-11, 02:13 AM

Bonjour,
Well well, I never thought that "Moin" would get so many replies & great explanations......

Merci to all of you

Magic1111 · 05-16-11, 03:29 AM

Moin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin

Best regards,
Magic

danasan · 05-16-11, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

I often hear it in Flensburg.

You should hear it here in Flensburg all day long...

btw: Moin!

Pisces · 05-16-11, 06:28 AM

I even hear it in the North(Eastern) provinces (Groningen and Drenthe) of the Netherlands. They border on northern Germany. There it is also used as a way of greeting. But it sounds more like 'Moi'. With a short 'o'. (... which means Me in French

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin

05-14-11, 11:42 AM	#1
Borgneface Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near La Rochelle - On board U-205 Posts: 540 Downloads: 679 Uploads: 0	What is the meaning of Ahoy all; I am not sure this is the right forum to post this topic, but I looked around and did not find any where really suyitable..... So here is my question...In quite a few posts I have seen, at the beginning of a post the following wor "Moin....XXX" I guess it is some sort of ...Ahoy, hello, bonjour....?? Can anybody tell me ? Merci __________________ Borgneface

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	My guess is Hello. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I often hear it in Flensburg. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Check posts by my fellow Grey Wolf DivingDuck (he is German) and you'll find most if not all his posts commence with 'Moin' (Hello). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Borgneface Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near La Rochelle - On board U-205 Posts: 540 Downloads: 679 Uploads: 0	Bonjour, Well well, I never thought that "Moin" would get so many replies & great explanations...... Merci to all of you __________________ Borgneface

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Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Isnt 'moin' the word for 'less' in french?

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Magic1111 Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany - Sailing on U-552 in North Atlantic Posts: 4,429 Downloads: 783 Uploads: 0	Moin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin Best regards, Magic __________________

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Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I even hear it in the North(Eastern) provinces (Groningen and Drenthe) of the Netherlands. They border on northern Germany. There it is also used as a way of greeting. But it sounds more like 'Moi'. With a short 'o'. (... which means Me in French ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads