mod
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviations.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɑd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɒd/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒd
- Homophone: Maud (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Noun edit
mod (countable and uncountable, plural mods)
- (uncountable) An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
- (UK) A 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker.
- 1964 March 31, “Rival Teen‐Age Gangs Terrorize British Sea Resort”, in The New York Times[1]:
- It was “Mods” against “Rockers” and the police against both as this quiet seaside town of 28,000 exploded with teen‐age violence during the Easter weekend. […] The “Mods” or “Moderns” wear sharply cut Italian‐style suits and long, pointed “winklepicker” shoes. They ride motor scooters fitted with scores of gleaming accesories[sic].
- (informal) Clipping of modification.
- (video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
- Coordinate terms: add-on, DLC, expansion pack
- 2003, David Kushner, Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture[2], Random House, →ISBN:
- Since Doom II, thousands of gamers had begun modifying id's products and making them available for free online. Doom fans would communicate entirely over the Internet to create mods of the game—often never even meeting in person or, for that matter, talking on the phone.
- (Internet) A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
- 2019 October 23, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “How Reddit's R/Relationships Subreddit Is Moderated”, in The Atlantic[3]:
- The mods had a difficult time deciding whether to believe a story about a man who was attracted to his girlfriend only when she was grieving her dead sister, but it stayed up.
- (computing, informal) A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
- 2003, Rene T. A. Lysloff, Leslie C. Gay, Jr., Music and Technoculture, page 38:
- These mods, while usually having the distinctive bleep and beep quality of transistor-generated tones, are often astonishingly creative and rich in expressive nuances.
- (climbing) A moderately difficult route.
- (in the plural, Oxford University, informal) Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.
- (mathematics, programming) Abbreviation of modulus.
- (statistics) Abbreviation of mode.
- (politics) Clipping of moderate.
- 2009 April 29, Marc Ambinder, “Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently”, in The Atlantic[5], retrieved 2024-03-25:
- Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently [title]
Usage notes edit
In video gaming, mods are created by end users, whereas such content by the game creators would be called an expansion pack.
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Translations edit
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Verb edit
mod (third-person singular simple present mods, present participle modding, simple past and past participle modded)
- (transitive, informal) To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically for the purposes of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
- (video games) To install or create a mod.
- Learning Java is what got me into modding Minecraft.
- (transitive, Internet, informal) To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator.
- Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.
- I used to mod that forum.
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
mod (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of moderate.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.
Noun edit
mod (plural mods)
- A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, cognate with English mood, German Mut.
Noun edit
mod n (singular definite modet, not used in plural form)
Usage notes edit
The sense "mood" is obsolete outside of compounds and a few fixed phrases.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse í mót, i.e. the preposition í (“in”) + the noun mót (“meeting”) (compare i møde), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, cognate with English moot.
Preposition edit
mod or imod
- toward, towards; to (physical motion, direction)
- Dette tog kører mod Vanløse.
- This train goes to(ward(s)) Vanløse.
- Peg mod det sted, hvor lyden kommer fra.
- Point to(ward(s)) the place the sound is coming from.
- toward, towards; to (physical orientation, facing)
- Hun stillede sig med ansigtet mod havet.
- She stood facing [or with her face to(ward(s))] the sea.
- Værelset vender ud mod gaden.
- The room faces (toward(s)) the street.
- toward, towards; to (temporal motion)
- Han er godt på vej mod de 40 år.
- He's well on his way to(ward(s)) 40 years old.
- toward, towards (near in time)
- mod slutningen af aftenen ― toward(s) the end of the evening
- toward, towards; to (as a goal)
- De sigter mod at skabe 10.000 nye job.
- They're aiming to create [or toward(s) creating] 10,000 new jobs.
- almost, nearly, close to (in terms of quantity)
- Aktiekursen faldt med hen mod 20 procent.
- The share price fell by close to 20 percent.
- against; into (in the opposite physical direction of)
- Antonym: med
- Man må nogle gange svømme mod strømmen.
- One must sometimes swim against the current.
- Intet sejlskib kan sejle lige mod vinden.
- No sailing ship can sail directly against [or into] the wind.
- against; to (in physical contact with)
- Han lagde øret mod døren og lyttede.
- He put his ear against [or to] the door and listened.
- against, into, with (forceful collision)
- Bilen kørte mod muren.
- The car crashed into [or against] the wall.
- Skibet støder mod isbjerget.
- The ship collided with [or against] the iceberg.
- against, versus; on (having as an opponent)
- USA har aldrig formelt erklæret krig mod Irak.
- The US never formally declared war against [or on] Iraq.
- Gårsdagens tenniskamp var Federer mod Nadal.
- Yesterday's tennis match was Federer versus Nadal.
- against (in constrast to; inconsistent with; contradicting)
- mod reglerne ― against the rules
- mod sin vilje ― against one's will
- at; toward, towards; against (a recipient or target)
- Hans vrede var rettet mod præsidenten.
- His anger was directed at [or against or toward(s)] the president.
- Bogserien sigter mod unge voksne.
- The book series is aimed at [or toward(s)] young adults.
- to; toward, towards; with (as an attitude or behavior)
- against (refuting or implicating)
- beviser mod sagsøgte ― evidence against the defendant
- to (a victim)
- Hvordan kunne du gøre sådan en forfærdelig ting mod mig?
- How could you do such a horrible thing to me?
- from; against (protection, precaution)
- at skærme sig mod vinden ― to shield oneself from [or against] the wind
- et værn for at beskytte mod onde ånder ― a ward to protect from [or against] evil spirits
- for (e.g., as a treatment, cure, or prophylaxis)
- Han tog piller mod smerterne.
- He took pills for the pain.
- to; against (comparison)
- Slutresultatet blev 33 mod 17.
- The final score was 33 to 17.
- Fordele og ulemper skal vejes op mod hinanden.
- Advantages and disadvantages must be weighed against each other.
- in return for; in exchange for; as compensation for
- Hvad ville du gerne have mod din hjælp?
- What would you like in return for your help?
- against (as foreground re: a background)
- i silhuet mod himlen ― silhouetted against the sky
Usage notes edit
- The two forms, mod and imod, are interchangeable when used as a preposition. In the contemporary language, the shorter form is used about 10 times as much as the longer one. As an adverb, only the longer form is used.
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sicilian modu and/or Italian modo, from Latin modus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mod m (plural modi or modijiet)
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
mod
- Alternative form of mode (“intellect, mood, will, courage, nature”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
mod n (definite singular modet, uncountable)
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-, *mō-. Cognate with Old High German muot (German Mut), Old Saxon mōd, Old Dutch muot (Dutch (ge)moed), Old Norse móðr (“anger, grief”) (Swedish mod), Gothic 𐌼𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mōþs, “anger, emotion”). The Proto-Indo-European root was also the source of Ancient Greek μῶθαι (môthai) and Latin mōs.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mōd n
- mind
- Adrian and Ritheus
- Mannes mōd biþ on þām hēafde and gǣþ ūt þurh þone mūþ.
- A person's mind is in the head and goes out through the mouth.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
- Se feorða leahtor is ira þæt is on englisc weamodnyss. Seo deð þæt se man nah his modes ġeweald and macað manslihtas and mycele yfelu.
- The fourth sin is Ira, that is in English, Anger; it causeth that a man have no power over his mind, and bringeth about manslaughters and many evils.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?
- If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?
- Adrian and Ritheus
- heart, spirit
- state of mind, mood
- (in poetry and compounds) courage, pride, zeal, or anger
- affection
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"
- Uton lufian ure gebroðra on Godes gelaðunge mid swilcum mōde swa swa ðes cyðere þa lufode his fynd.
- Let us love our brothers in God's church with such affection as that with which this martyr loved his foes.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- -mōd (“-minded”)
- mōdlēas (“mindless”)
- mōdsēoc (“mentally ill”)
- on mōd berinnan (of a thought or idea, “to occur”)
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
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mod n (plural moduri)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
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mȏd m (Cyrillic spelling мо̑д)
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Slovene edit
Noun edit
mod
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English mod, from modern.
Adjective edit
mod (invariable)
- mod (of the 1960s modern style)
Noun edit
mod m (uncountable)
- mod (1960s modern style)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English mod, from modification.
Noun edit
mod m (plural mods)
- mod (an end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game)
Further reading edit
- “mod”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mō-, *mē-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mod n
- courage
- (in some expressions and as a component of many words) (often positive) state of mind
- Han kände sig illa till mods
- He felt uncomfortable (uneasy, ill at ease)
Declension edit
Declension of mod | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | mod | modet | — | — |
Genitive | mods | modets | — | — |
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English mod, from modification.
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Noun edit
mod n
- (video games) mod (end user-created modifications)
- (Internet) a mod (moderator)
- Synonym: moderator
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Declension of mod | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mod | modden | moddar | moddarna |
Genitive | mods | moddens | moddars | moddarnas |
References edit
- mod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- mod in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams edit
Turkish edit
Noun edit
mod (definite accusative modu, plural modlar)
- mode
- (colloquial) mood
- Synonym: hâletiruhiye
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *mooto.
Noun edit
mod
Inflection edit
Inflection of mod (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
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nominative sing. | mod | ||
genitive sing. | modon | ||
partitive sing. | modod | ||
partitive plur. | modoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | mod | modod | |
accusative | modon | modod | |
genitive | modon | modoiden | |
partitive | modod | modoid | |
essive-instructive | modon | modoin | |
translative | modoks | modoikš | |
inessive | modos | modoiš | |
elative | modospäi | modoišpäi | |
illative | modoho | modoihe | |
adessive | modol | modoil | |
ablative | modolpäi | modoilpäi | |
allative | modole | modoile | |
abessive | modota | modoita | |
comitative | modonke | modoidenke | |
prolative | mododme | modoidme | |
approximative I | modonno | modoidenno | |
approximative II | modonnoks | modoidennoks | |
egressive | modonnopäi | modoidennopäi | |
terminative I | modohosai | modoihesai | |
terminative II | modolesai | modoilesai | |
terminative III | modossai | — | |
additive I | modohopäi | modoihepäi | |
additive II | modolepäi | modoilepäi |
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Welsh edit
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Verb edit
mod
- Nasal mutation of bod.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bod | fod | mod | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |