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English
Proper noun
Moos
- A surname.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.
Noun
Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, plural Moose or Möser)
- moss
- bryophyte (group of moss-like plants)
- (regional, chiefly dialectal, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) bog; fen; marsh
- Synonym: Moor
Usage notes
- The alternative plural Möser is used only in the sense of “bog, fen”, which itself is unused and generally not understood in the northern half of the language area.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Yiddish מעות (moes), from Hebrew מעות (ma'ot, “coins”). Originally underworld slang.
Noun
Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, no plural)
- (slang) dosh, dough
- Synonyms: Kies, Kohle; see also Thesaurus:Geld
- Ohne Moos nix los! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Further reading
- “Moos” in Duden online
- “Moos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.
Cognate with German Moos and Luxembourgish Moos.
Pronunciation
Noun
Moos n (nominative plural Moos)
- moss (any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.)
- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
Declension
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Moos”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Mos (alternative spelling since 2019)
Etymology
From German Moos.
Pronunciation
Noun
Moos n (plural Mooser)
- moss
Derived terms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare German Maß, Dutch maat.
Noun
Moos n
- measure
Etymology 2
From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.
Compare German Moos, Dutch mos, English moss.
Noun
Moos n
- moss