Mokoš

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See also: mokos

Czech

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mokoš f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2023, Alec Palmer, Smrtící červ, NEMETON, page 241:
      Přesunul ruku k další modle – zpodobňovala bohyni plodnosti a úrody Mokoš.
      He moved his hand to another idol – it depicted the goddess of fertility and harvest Mokoš.

Declension

Proper noun

Mokoš m anim (female equivalent Mokošová)

  1. a male surname

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adjectives
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Further reading

  • Mokoš”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mokoš f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mȍkoš f (Cyrillic spelling Мо̏кош)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 1919, Andrija Milčinović, Mali ljudi, Matica hrvatska, page 60:
      A Mokoš se bila stvorila vranom i sjela na sljeme doma čađavoga.
      And Mokosh turned into a crow and sat on the edge of the burrowed house.

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nouns
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Further reading

  • Mokoš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Proper noun

Mokoš f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2013, Martin Pukanec, Etymologický nákres slovanského sveta bohov a démonov (náboženstva a morálky Slovanov), Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, page 78:
      Bohyňa zeme Mokoš nemusela byť pozemskou bohyňou, jej podstata mohla byť napriek tejto jej funkcii nebeská.
      The earth goddess Mokosh did not have to be an terrestrial goddess, her essence could be heavenly despite this function.
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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mokoš m pers (female equivalent Mokošová)

  1. a male surname
Declension

Further reading

  • Mokoš”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mokóš f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2021, Nikolaj Mihajlov, edited by Monika Kropej Telban and Nejc Petrič, Zgodovina slovanske mitologije v XX. stoletju, Založba ZRC:
      To vlogo lahko prevzame Mokoš, edino žensko božanstvo Vladimirjevega panteona
      This role may be taken by Mokosh, the only female deity in Vladimir's pantheon.

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem
nominative Mokóš
genitive Mokóši
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Mokóš
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Mokóši
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Mokóši
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Mokóš
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Mokóši
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Mokóšjo
adjectives
nouns
verbs

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɔʃ
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧koš
  • Syllabification: Mo‧koš

Proper noun

Mokoš f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh

Declension