See also: moče and mòcè

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Pacific *moce, from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Tongan mohe, Maori moe).[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

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moce

  1. good night, farewell or goodbye

Verb

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moce

  1. to sleep.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mohe”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moce”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 172

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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moce f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative singular of moc

Portuguese

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Etymology

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The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.

Noun

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moce n (plural moces, masculine moço, masculine plural moços, feminine moça, feminine plural moças)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of moço/moça
  2. (gender-neutral, LGBTQ slang) enby, young non-binary person