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Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo/
  • Rhymes: -o
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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola.

Noun

 f (plural mós)

  1. millstone

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish modo.

Alternative forms

Noun

 m (plural mós)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) way, manner

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish , from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic and Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

  1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of
radical lenition eclipsis
mhó not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 64

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

  1. hand

Lashi

Pronunciation

Noun

  1. work

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

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Pronunciation

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Romanization

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Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ. Cognate to Chinese ().

Pronunciation

Noun

  1. horse

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Old Irish *máu from Proto-Celtic *māyūs comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

  1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

Mutation of
radical lenition nasalization

also mmó after a proclitic
ending in a vowel

pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Kim McCone (1994) “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do Pádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §20.3, page 125:Síolraíonn SG brc. ‘níos mó’ (gnáthfhoirm Wb.) go díreach ó *máu (11.3-4) < *māūh < *mā(y)ūs (> Briot. *mōīh > MB mwy) […].

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush). Cognate with Spanish muela.

Noun

 f (plural mós)

  1. millstone
  2. grindstone
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

(invariable)

  1. (Brazil, informal) Clipping of maior. (often combined with article)
    Pular de paraquedas é adrenalina
    To jump with parachutes is quite the adrenaline

Adverb

(not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) very
    Acordei desesperado essa noite.
    I woke up very desperate tonight.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Latin mōlēs (mass). Doublet of mole, a borrowing.

Noun

 f (plural mós)

  1. (collective) crowd
  2. heap, pile (large quantity)

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

  1. Superseded spelling of .

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

(, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

  1. to touch

Derived terms

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