mó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: mó

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish modo.

Alternative forms

Noun

mó m (plural mós)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) way, manner

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -o

Verb

mó alternate of mó

  1. to greet
    Synonym: cà'tə̀
    Ě mó gúŋ pɔ́ awɛ́. ― He/she greeted everyone.

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mó

  1. comparative degree of mór
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

mó

  1. Munster form of iomaí (“many”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mó
radical lenition eclipsis
mó 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. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 71, page 15
  2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 322, page 150
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 64
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 203, page 38
  5. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 113, page 25
  6. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1005, page 117
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 38, page 17

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mó

  1. hand

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • mo — nonstandard

Pronunciation

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Romanization

mó (mo2, Zhuyin ㄇㄛˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 無 / 无
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 劘
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚤
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚰
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫫
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摷
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摹
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擵
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攟
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 模
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橅 / 𬂠
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焝
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磨
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糢
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膜
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藦
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘑
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謧
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謨 / 谟
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謩
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靟
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饃 / 馍
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饝 / 馍
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ⿸麻食
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髍
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魔
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尛
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摸
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麼 / 么, 麽 / 么
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤 / 嬷

Namuyi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mo˨]

Noun

mó

  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

  • IPA(key): /moː/

Adjective

mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

Mutation of mó
radical lenition nasalization
mó
also mmó in h-prothesis environments		 mó
pronounced with /β̃-/		 mó
also mmó

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 P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §20.3, page 125: “Síolraíonn SG brc. mó ‘níos mó’ (gnáthfhoirm Wb.) go díreach ó *máu (11.3-4) < *māūh < *mā(y)ūs (> Briot. *mōīh > MB mwy) […].”

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: mó

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone
  2. grindstone
Derived terms
  • estar na mó de baixo
  • estar na mó de cima

Etymology 2

Adjective

mó (invariable)

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

Adverb

mó (not comparable)

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

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

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

mó

  1. superseded spelling of mò

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

  1. to touch

Derived terms

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