See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mhó not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Alternative forms

  • mo (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Romanization

(mo2, Zhuyin ㄇㄛˊ)

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Namuyi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mo˨]

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

  • IPA(key): /moː/

Adjective

  1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization

also mmó after a proclitic

pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Kim McCone (1994), “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in Kim McCone, Damian McManus, Cathal Ó Háinle, Nicholas Williams, Liam Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, Maigh Nuad, →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

  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

From Old 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
  • estar na mó de baixo
  • estar na mó de cima

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

Derived terms
  • sờ mó
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