Moos
See also: moos
English edit
Proper noun edit
Moos
- A surname.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.
Noun edit
Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, plural Moose or Möser)
- moss
- bryophyte (group of moss-like plants)
- (regional, chiefly dialectal, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) bog; fen; marsh
- Synonym: Moor
Usage notes edit
- The alternative plural Möser is used only in the sense of “bog, fen”, which itself is unused and generally not understood in the northern half of the language area.
Declension edit
Declension of Moos [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Yiddish מעות (moes), from Hebrew מעות (ma'ot, “coins”). Originally underworld slang.
Noun edit
Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, no plural)
- (slang) dosh, dough
- Synonyms: Kies, Kohle; see also Thesaurus:Geld
- Ohne Moos nix los! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1975, “Heut' Nacht”, in Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten…, performed by Ton Steine Scherben:
- Die Woche war hart, aber heute gab's Moos / Und in jeder Kneipe ist der Teufel los
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Moos [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.[1]
Cognate with German Moos and Luxembourgish Moos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moos n (nominative plural Moos)
- moss (any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.)
- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
Declension edit
Declension of Moos
singular | plural | |||
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def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative/accusative | das | Moos | die | Moos |
dative | dem | Moos | den/de | Moos |
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Moos”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113
Luxembourgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mos (alternative spelling since 2019)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moos n (plural Mooser)
Derived terms edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare German Maß, Dutch maat.
Noun edit
Moos n
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.
Compare German Moos, Dutch mos, English moss.
Noun edit
Moos n