mó
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mó, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mò and Welsh mwy.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠoː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠuː/
Adjective
mó
- comparative degree of mór
Derived terms
- móide
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mó | mhó | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese mão.
Noun
mó
- hand
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo/
Noun
mó
- work
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- mo (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Romanization
mó (mo2, Zhuyin ㄇㄛˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 無／无, 无.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 劘.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚤.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫫.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摹.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擵.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攟.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 模.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橅／𬂠.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焝.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磨.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糢.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藦.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘑.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謧.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謨／谟, 谟.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謩.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靟.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饃／馍, 馍.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饝／馍.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of ⿸麻食.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髍.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魔.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尛.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摸.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麼／么, 麽／么.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤／嬷, 嬷.
Namuyi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ. Cognate to Chinese 馬／马 (mǎ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo˨]
Noun
mó
- horse
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- moü, moä, móo
Etymology
From Early Old Irish *máu from Proto-Celtic *māyūs comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Welsh mwy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moː/
Adjective
mó
- comparative degree of mór
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| mó also mmó after a proclitic | mó pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Kim McCone (1994), “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in Kim McCone, Damian McManus, Cathal Ó Háinle, Nicholas Williams, Liam Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, Maigh Nuad, →ISBN, §20.3, page 125: “Síolraíonn SG brc. mó ‘níos mó’ (gnáthfhoirm Wb.) go díreach ó *máu (11.3-4) < *māūh < *mā(y)ūs (> Briot. *mōīh > MB mwy) […].”
Portuguese
mó
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ/
- Hyphenation: mó
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Spanish muela.
Noun
mó f (plural mós)
- millstone
- grindstone
Derived terms
- estar na mó de baixo
- estar na mó de cima
Related terms
- moer
- moinho
Adjective
mó (invariable)
- (Brazil, informal) Clipping of maior. (often combined with article)
- Pular de paraquedas é mó adrenalina
- To jump with parachutes is quite the adrenaline
Adverb
mó (not comparable)
- (Brazil, slang) very
- Acordei mó desesperado essa noite.
- I woke up very desperate tonight.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Latin mōlēs (“mass”). Doublet of mole, a borrowing.
Noun
mó f (plural mós)
- (collective) crowd
- heap, pile (large quantity)
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
mó
- Superseded spelling of mò.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɔ˦˥]
Verb
mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)
- to touch
Derived terms
Derived terms
- sờ mó