mó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

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

Adjective

mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mó

  1. hand

Lashi

Pronunciation

Noun

mó

  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

mó (mo2, Zhuyin ㄇㄨㄛˊ)

  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

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
mó
also mmó after a proclitic
mó
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 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

  • 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

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

Derived terms
  • sờ mó
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