mo
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
mo
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Moldovan.
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.
AdverbEdit
mo (not comparable)
AdjectiveEdit
mo (not comparable)
- (archaic, dialectal) Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances)
- c. 1380, William Langland, Piers Plowman
- With that ran there a route of ratones at ones,
- And smale mys myd hem, mo then a thousande
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xxij]:
- Nether durste eny man from that daye forth axe hym eny moo questions.
- c. 1380, William Langland, Piers Plowman
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
mo (plural mos)
- Abbreviation of month.
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
mo (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Clipping of moment.
- Hang on a mo!
Etymology 4Edit
Clipping of homo, itself a short form of homosexual.
NounEdit
mo (plural mos)
- (slang) A homosexual.
Etymology 5Edit
Only coincidentally similar to sense 1 above. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”).
AdjectiveEdit
mo (not comparable)
- (dialectal, African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of mo' (“more”)
- Yo, you got mo chips?
- 1997, “Mo Money Mo Problems”, in Life After Death, performed by The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ma$e & Diddy:
- I guess this mean mo money, mo problems for you?
Etymology 6Edit
Short for moustache.
NounEdit
mo (plural mos)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A moustache.
Etymology 7Edit
Clipping.
NounEdit
mo (plural mos)
- (prison slang) A molester.
- 2018, James Kühnel, Carceration State
- The Idaho prison is full of cho-mos (child molesters), mos (molesters), and all types of sexual predators that have engaged in some type of abnormal sexual acts.
- 2018, James Kühnel, Carceration State
Related termsEdit
Etymology 8Edit
Clipping.
NounEdit
mo (plural mos)
- (slang) A moron.
- 1997, “Detox”, in City, performed by Strapping Young Lad:
- Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo!
Etymology 9Edit
From mil, by analogy with do and gro.
NumeralEdit
mo
- The cardinal number occurring after el gro el do el (↋↋↋) and before mo one (1001) in a duodecimal system. Written 1000, decimal value 1728.
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
AbinomnEdit
NounEdit
mo
AdangmeEdit
PronounEdit
mo
- you
- I suɔ mo.
- I love you.
AkanEdit
PronounEdit
mo
AlbanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *mē, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (a prohibitive particle).
ParticleEdit
mo (masculine adjectival i mo, feminine singular e mo, masculine plural të mo, feminine plural të moa)
Alemannic GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).
NounEdit
mo m (Carcoforo)
ReferencesEdit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
AmanabEdit
NounEdit
mo
Angguruk YaliEdit
NounEdit
mo
ReferencesEdit
- Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 157
Antillean CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
mo
Bikol CentralEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mo
- second person singular possessive adjective; your
DongxiangEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Mongolic *mör (“trail, path”), compare Mongolian мөр (mör, “road, path”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mo
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
mo (accusative singular mo-on, plural mo-oj, accusative plural mo-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter M.
See alsoEdit
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
mo
IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- m’ (used before vowel sounds)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish mo, mu, from Proto-Celtic *moy, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)moy, clitic oblique case of *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
mo (triggers lenition)
- my
- mo bhád ― my boat
- mo mháthair ― my mother
- me (direct object pronoun before verbal noun)
- Tá sé ag mo bhualadh ― He is hitting me
See alsoEdit
Number | Person (and gender) | Conjunctive (emphatic) |
Disjunctive (emphatic) |
Possessive determiner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | mé (mise) |
mo L m' before vowel sounds | |
Second | tú (tusa)1 |
thú (thusa) |
do L d' before vowel sounds | |
Third masculine | sé (seisean) |
é (eisean) |
a L | |
Third feminine | sí (sise) |
í (ise) |
a H | |
Third neuter | — | ea | — | |
Plural | First | muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne) |
ár E | |
Second | sibh (sibhse)1 |
bhur E | ||
Third | siad (siadsan) |
iad (iadsan) |
a E |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 9
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mo” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mo” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
ItalianEdit
AdverbEdit
mo
- Alternative spelling of mo'
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
mo
KalashaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit मा (mā́), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Hindi मत (mat), Persian مـ (ma-), Albanian mo.
ParticleEdit
mo
LolopoEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Loloish *C-ma³ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese -မ (-ma.).
SuffixEdit
mo
- (Yao'an) female
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Loloish *ma¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꂷ (ma), Naxi meel.
NounEdit
mo
- (Yao'an) bamboo
Louisiana CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
mo (first person singular, plural nouzòt, objective mò, possessive mô)
- I.
Coordinate termsEdit
Related termsEdit
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
mo
- Nonstandard spelling of mō.
- Nonstandard spelling of mó.
- Nonstandard spelling of mǒ.
- Nonstandard spelling of mò.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MatlatzincaEdit
NounEdit
mo
ReferencesEdit
- Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)
Mauritian CreoleEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
mo (objective mwa)
- I (first-person singular nominative personal pronoun)
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
mo
Alternative spelling: mot.
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mo
- more numerous; larger in amount
- greater in quantity or intensity
- additional, further, other (persons or things in addition to those mentioned)
- higher in social status
AdverbEdit
mo
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- English: mo
ReferencesEdit
- “mō, adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “mō, adv..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mo m
Derived termsEdit
- molle hèrbe (“creeping soft grass; Yorkshire fog”)
- mollement (“softly”)
Northern SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
mō
Further readingEdit
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Believed to be from the noun moe.
AdjectiveEdit
mo (neuter singular mo or mott, definite singular and plural mo or moe)
Etymology 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mo (neuter singular mo, definite singular and plural mo or moe)
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
mo m (definite singular moen, indefinite plural moer, definite plural moene)
Etymology 4Edit
NounEdit
mo n (definite singular moet, indefinite plural mo, definite plural moa or moene)
ReferencesEdit
- “mo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse mór (“moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.
NounEdit
mo m (definite singular moen, indefinite plural moar, definite plural moane)
Etymology 2Edit
Perhaps from the noun moe m.
AdjectiveEdit
mo (neuter singular mo or mott, definite singular and plural mo or moe)
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.
Alternative formsEdit
- mod (alternative spelling)
AdjectiveEdit
mo (neuter singular mo, definite singular and plural mo or moe)
Etymology 4Edit
Alternative formsEdit
- mò (alternative spelling)
NounEdit
mo n (definite singular moet, indefinite plural mo, definite plural moa)
Etymology 5Edit
From German, originally moder.
AdverbEdit
mo
- Used as an intensifier about loneliness
- Synonym: mutters
Etymology 6Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
mo
- imperative of moa
ReferencesEdit
- “mo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Old IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *moy, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)moy, clitic oblique case of *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
mo (triggers lenition)
- my
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10d23
- Mad ar lóg pridcha-sa, .i. ar m’étiuth et mo thoschith, ním·bia fochricc dar hési mo precepte.
- If I preach for pay, that is, for my clothing and my sustenance, I shall not have a reward for my teaching.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10d23
Further readingEdit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mo”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old OccitanEdit
PronounEdit
mo m (feminine ma, masculine plural mos)
- my (possessive; belong to 'me')
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: mo
ContractionEdit
mo (feminine ma)
Réunion Creole FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
mo
SamoanEdit
PrepositionEdit
mo
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish mo. Cognates include Irish mo.
DeterminerEdit
mo (triggers lenition)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “mo” in R. A. Armstrong, A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts, London, 1825, →OCLC.
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
VerbEdit
-mo
See alsoEdit
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
mo c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mo | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mo | mon | moar | moarna |
Genitive | mos | mons | moars | moarnas |
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
TagalogEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓ)
- second person singular possessive adjective; your
See alsoEdit
Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
dual* | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata | |
plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin | |
plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin | |
First & Second | singular | kita** | ||
Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo | |
Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
plural | sila | nila | kanila | |
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw". |
TuvaluanEdit
PrepositionEdit
mo
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
Reduced form of ddim o (“not of, nothing of”).
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
mo (causes soft mutation)
- (colloquial) negative particle used when immediately preceding the definite article or a definite noun phrase
- Fwytais i mo'r moron. ― I didn't eat the carrots.
- Wela i mo'r ffilm 'na. ― I will not see that film.
- Chlywoch chi mo Owain. ― You didn't hear Owain.
- Leician nhw mo wraig y dyn. ― They wouldn't like the man's wife.
Usage notesEdit
Because this form is used only when directly in front of a definite object, it only appears in the (non-periphrastic) preterite, future and conditional tenses.
In front of a pronoun, mo has personal forms the same as the preposition o:
See alsoEdit
MutationEdit
Does not mutate.
West MakianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
mo
- (transitive) to swallow
- (transitive) to slurp up, to suck up
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of mo (action verb) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tomo | momo | amo | |
2nd person | nomo | fomo | ||
3rd person | inanimate | imo | domo | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nomo, mo | fomo, mo |
Etymology 2Edit
For the semantic development of the interjection, compare Spanish ya (“already; come on!”).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
mo
- Alternative form of omo (“already”)
InterjectionEdit
mo
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
mo
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of mo (stative verb) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | timo | mimo | amo | |
2nd person | nimo | fimo | ||
3rd person | inanimate | imo | dimo | |
animate | mamo | |||
imperative | —, mo | —, mo |
ReferencesEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse móðr (“emotion, anger,”) from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, whence also English mood. Influenced by French mode, from Latin modus. In the sense ’anger’ replaced by sinn. For the sense ’method’ compare me n.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mo n (definite singular mode or moe, plural mo)
- (singular only) Spirit, love of life, optimism.
- Way of behaving, mood.
- han hadd de mode
- he had that way
- Fashion.
- Method.
Related termsEdit
YaoEdit
< 0 | 1 | 2 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : mo | ||
EtymologyEdit
Cognates include Swahili moja.
NumeralEdit
mo
Usage notesEdit
This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. libweta limo (one box). See the Yao language article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.
YorubaEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- mi (used in a negative sentence, or generally in some dialects)
- n (used in negative or future sentences, or with kí)
PronounEdit
mo
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See alsoEdit
singular | plural or honorific | |
---|---|---|
1st person | mi | wa |
2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |