mössa

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See also: mossa and Mossa

Swedish

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en mössa (sense 1)
en mössa (sense 1)

Etymology

From dialectal mössa, myssa, from Old Danish muts, myts, mytse, from Middle Low German mutze, mutse, mütze, mutisch, from a shortening of Middle Low German almutze, almüsse, almutisch, from Medieval Latin almucium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mössa c

  2. a soft cap designed to provide warmth in cold weather; a hat, a cap, a knit cap, a beanie, (Canada) a toque, etc.
    Det är kallt ute. Ta på dig en mössa.
    It is cold outside. Put on a hat.
  4. a brimless hat (with a soft crown) (of various other headgear)
    1. a chef's hat, a toque
      Synonym: kockmössa
    2. a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
      Synonym: skärmmössa
      1. a student cap
        Synonym: studentmössa
  5. (historical, politics) a member of Mösspartiet
    Coordinate term: hatt (“hat”)

Usage notes

  • Will confuse native speakers if called a hatt (“hat”) in (sense 1). Hats are stiff in Swedish.
  • (sense 1) is the default intuition. Other headgear would only be called an unqualified mössa if clear from context.

Declension

Declension of mössa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mössa mössas
definite mössan mössans
plural indefinite mössor mössors
definite mössorna mössornas

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