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

• modu (Valverdeñu)

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

Irish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠoː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /mˠuː/

Adjective

mó

1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

• móide

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.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mó

1. hand

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo/

Noun

mó

1. work

References

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

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• mo — nonstandard

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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

• moü, moä, móo

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 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

• 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

mó

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ/

• 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

Related terms

• moer
• moinho

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɔ˦˥]

Verb

mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

1. to touch

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sờ mó