moce

See also: moče and mòcè

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *moce, from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Tongan mohe, Maori moe).[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

moce

  1. good night, farewell or goodbye

Verb

moce

  1. to sleep.

Derived terms

  • mocemoce (“rain tree”)
  • imocemoce (“bed”)

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mohe”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moce”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 172

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.t͡sɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡sɛ
  • Syllabification: mo‧ce

Noun

moce f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative singular of moc

Portuguese

Etymology

The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.

Noun

moce n (plural moces, feminine moça, feminine plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of moço/moça
  2. (gender-neutral, LGBTQ slang) enby, young non-binary person
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