moa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation edit
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə
Noun edit
moa (plural moas)
- Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]
- 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29:
- The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
- (Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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Anagrams edit
'Are'are edit
Verb edit
moa
- to vomit
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
moa m (plural moa's)
- moa (extinct bird of the family Dinornithidae)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English moa, from Maori moa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa
- moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)
Declension edit
Inflection of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | moa | moat | ||
genitive | moan | moien | ||
partitive | moaa | moia | ||
illative | moaan | moiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | moa | moat | ||
accusative | nom. | moa | moat | |
gen. | moan | |||
genitive | moan | moien moainrare | ||
partitive | moaa | moia | ||
inessive | moassa | moissa | ||
elative | moasta | moista | ||
illative | moaan | moiin | ||
adessive | moalla | moilla | ||
ablative | moalta | moilta | ||
allative | moalle | moille | ||
essive | moana | moina | ||
translative | moaksi | moiksi | ||
abessive | moatta | moitta | ||
instructive | — | moin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa f (plural moas)
- molar
- runner millstone
- Synonym: capa
- grindstone
- 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:
- que lle quebrantaron duas moas de moer ferramenta, que sían armadas et encabalgadas
- that they broke two grindstones used for sharpening tools, that were framed and mounted
- whetstone
- heap
- gizzard
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “moa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “moa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “moa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
moa
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of moer:
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa m (invariable)
Further reading edit
- moa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
moa
Malay edit
Noun edit
moa
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun edit
moa
Descendants edit
- → English: moa
Niuean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun edit
moa
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer, definite plural moaene)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer or moaar, definite plural moaene or moaane)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa m animal (indeclinable)
- moa (any ratite of the order Dinornithiformes)
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mo‧a
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
moa f (plural moas)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
moa
- inflection of moer:
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Maori moa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moa
Derived terms edit
References edit
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun edit
moa
Derived terms edit
Talysh edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Persian مادر (mâdar).
Noun edit
moa
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
moa
Tokelauan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Samoan moa.
Noun edit
moa
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Tahitian moa and Samoan moa.
Noun edit
moa
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun edit
moa
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French moi (“me”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
moa