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mó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Fala

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola.

Noun

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mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish modo.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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mó m (plural mós)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) way, manner

References

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

Irish

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Etymology

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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.

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Adjective

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mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mão.

Noun

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mó

  1. hand

Lashi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mó

  1. work

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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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

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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mó

  1. horse

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

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Mutation of mó
radical lenition nasalization
mó
also mmó after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		mó
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

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  • 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

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mó

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  • Hyphenation: mó

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone
  2. grindstone
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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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

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mó (not comparable)

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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mó f (plural mós)

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

Scottish Gaelic

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Adjective

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mó

  1. Superseded spelling of mò.

Vietnamese

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Verb

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mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

  1. to touch

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