moina

moina

1. essive plural of moa

• -nomia, moain, monia, omain, omani, omina

Probably from Occitan amoinà (“to beg”), from Latin eleemosyna (“alms”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔjna̝/

moina m (plural moinas)

1. (derogatory) a fraud, a rascal, a trickster

   Synonyms: moinante, truán, tunante, tuno

• moinante

• “moina” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “moina” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “moina” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Uncertain.

moina f (plural moine) (usually in the plural)

1. endearment
2. flattery
3. affectation

• -nomia, amino, amnio, animo, animò, imano, mainò, nomai

From moină.

a moina (third-person singular present [please provide], past participle moinat) 1st conj.

1. to thaw