mo-

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• mu-

Etymology

Standardized form of mu-, from Proto-Philippine *-um-, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *-um-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo/,

Prefix

mo- (complete ming-, mi-, ni-, contemplative mo-)

1. actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
   1. non-durative action, an action done without reference to duration; see Perfective aspect

      Coordinate terms: mag- (durative agent trigger), -on (non-durative patient trigger), paga- -on (durative patient trigger)

      Mokaon ko.

      I eat. (I is focused.)

   2. volitional action

      Wala siya mosulti

      He wouldn't say/refused to say

2. contemplative aspect of mo-

   Mokaon ko.

   I will eat.

Related terms

See also

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo/

Prefix

mo-

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Etymology 1

1. (personal prefix, possessive) Used to form the second-person singular possessive of nouns: your. Can combine with relational words to form relational adverbs.

   nāntzintli (“mother”) → monāntzin (“your mother”)

   calli (“house”) → mocal (“your house”)

   -tlōc (“beside”) → motlōc (“beside you”)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

1. (personal prefix, reflexive) Used to form the second and third person reflexive of transitive verbs: yourself, himself, theirselves. May also indicate reciprocity among the plural person: you/they ____ each other. For certain verbs, this imparts an intransitive sense rather than a strictly reflexive one.

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → timotitītza (“You stretch (yourself)”)

   itta (“to see something”) → motta (“He see himself, she sees herself”)

   -h (“(plural)”) → mottah (“They see themselves, They look at each other”)

   tolīnia (“to bother someone, to make suffer”) → ammotolīniah (“You (plrl.) suffer, You are bothered”)

2. (personal prefix, passive voice) Used to form the passive construct for inanimate nouns.

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → motitītza (“It is stretched”)

   itta (“to see something”) → motta (“It is seen, it is visible”)

   pāca (“to wash something”) → mopāca (“It is washed”)

Usage notes

As with the other reflexive prefixes and tla-, this prefixes causes deletion of initial i in verbs such as itta or ilpia, with the exception of verbs beginning with ih- such as ihquiti.

See also

• Category:Classical Nahuatl terms prefixed with mo-
• Category:Classical Nahuatl noun forms
• Appendix:Classical Nahuatl possessive prefixes

Guaraní

Alternative forms

• mbo- (for oral words)

Prefix

mo-

1. Used to form causative of verbs.

   mopu'ã

   to raise, to cause to rise

Usage notes

This prefix is used when the following verb is nasal (as opposed to oral). If this verb were oral, the suffix mbo- would be used instead.

Northern Sotho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Sotho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Southern Pomo

Prefix

mo-

1. Alternative form of mu-

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tehit m- (“third-person singular feminine prefix”).

Pronoun

mo- (Jawi مو-)

1. (feminine) third-person singular clitic, she

See also

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.