moch

From Old Irish moch (“early”).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠʊx/, [mˠʊ̃x]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /mˠɔx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠʌx/

moch (genitive singular masculine moch, genitive singular feminine moiche, plural mocha, comparative moiche)

1. early

   Synonym: luath

• dea-mhoch (“good and early”)
• mochánach (“early riser”)
• mochdháil (“early morning”)
• mochdhúnadh (“early closing”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “moch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “moch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “moch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎‎ (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”). Doublet of mos.

• IPA^(key): [mox]

moch

1. early

• mos (“soon”)

• Irish: moch
• Manx: mogh
• Scottish Gaelic: moch

moch

1. early, betimes

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From truncation of Moskal +‎ -ch.[1]

• IPA^(key): /mɔx/

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• Rhymes: -ɔx
• Syllabification: moch

moch m pers

1. (slang) a Russian person

• moch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• moch in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Old Irish moch (“early; betimes”).

moch

1. early

moch

1. early, betimes, soon

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “moch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.

moch m

1. moss

• “moch” in Soblex

• IPA^(key): /moːχ/
• Rhymes: -oːχ

From Proto-Brythonic *mox (“pig”), from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.

moch m pl (singulative mochyn)

1. pigs, swine, hogs
   1. (figuratively) greedy, dirty, lazy, drunk, or immoral persons
2. (mining) small pumps used underground in coal mines to remove water
3. crushers (in quarrying)
4. ridging-ploughs
5. segments (of orange, etc.)

From Middle Welsh moch, from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“early, soon”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎‎ (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”).

moch

1. (obsolete) soon, early

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “moch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies