moci

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See also: moći, moči, Moci, and mòcì

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech moci, from Proto-Slavic *moťi.

Verb

moci impf

  1. can, be able to
  2. may, be allowed to
Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive moci, moct Active adjective mohoucí
Verbal noun — Passive adjective —
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person mohu,
můžu (coll.)		 můžeme — —
2nd person můžeš můžete — —
3rd person může mohou,
můžou (coll.)		 — —
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive moci.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate mohl mohli — —
masculine inanimate mohly —
feminine mohla —
neuter mohlo mohla — —
Transgressives present past
masculine singular moha —
feminine + neuter singular mohouc —
plural mohouce —

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

moci

  1. inflection of moc:
    1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

  • “moci”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “moci”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 餅(もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mot͡ʃi/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ci

Noun

moci

  1. mochi (Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice)

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moťi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmot͡si/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmot͡si/

Verb

moci impf

  1. can, be able to
  2. may, be allowed to

Usage notes

  • Instead of the 1st and 2nd person present forms, the form móž is sometimes used and is said to have originated from optative. Some other derived persons are also attested (móžta, móžme/móžmy, móžte).

Conjugation

Conjugation of moci (class I)
infinitive supine verbal noun
moci moc moženie
Present Imperative
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person mohu móževě (-va) móžem (-me/-my) – mozvě, mozěvě (-va) mozme, mozěm (-me/-my)
2nd person móžeš móžeta móžete moz, mozi mozta, mozěta mozte, mozěte
3rd person móže móžeta mohú moz, mozi mozta, mozěta mozte, mozěte
Sigmatic aorist Asigmatic aorist
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person možech možechově (-va) možechom (-me/-my) moh mohově (-va) mohom (-me/-my)
2nd person može možesta (-šta) možeste (-šte) može možeta možete
3rd person može možesta (-šta) možechu može možeta mohu (-ú)
Imperfect
Singular Dual Plural
1st person možiech možiechově (-va) možiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person možieše možiešta (-sta) možiešte (-ste)
3rd person možieše možiešta (-sta) možiechu
L-participle Passive participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine mohl mohla mohli možen možena moženi
Feminine mohla mohle mohly možena moženě moženy
Neuter mohlo mohle mohla moženo moženě možena
Nt-participle S-participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine moha mohúce moh mohše
Feminine mohúci mohši
Neuter moha, mohúci moh, mohši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of moci around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: moci

See also

Further reading

Romanian

Verb

a moci (third-person singular present mocește, past participle mocit) 4th conjugation

  1. Obsolete form of meci.

Conjugation

    conjugation of moci (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a moci
gerund mocind
past participle mocit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present mocesc mocești mocește mocim mociți mocesc
imperfect moceam moceai mocea moceam moceați moceau
simple perfect mocii mociși moci mocirăm mocirăți mociră
pluperfect mocisem mociseși mocise mociserăm mociserăți mociseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să mocesc să mocești să mocească să mocim să mociți să mocească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative mocește mociți
negative nu moci nu mociți

References

  • moci in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

moci

  1. (stative) to be blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of moci (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person timoci mimoci amoci
2nd person nimoci fimoci
3rd person inanimate imoci dimoci
animate mamoci
imperative —, moci —, moci

Alternative forms

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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