moe

See also: Moe, MOE, MoE, moé, mö, and -mö

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”), from a kun reading of the Han character 萌 (“bud, sprout”).

Alternative formsEdit

Wikipe-tan, a moe personification of Wikipedia

• moé

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məʊ.eɪ/

NounEdit

moe (uncountable)

1. (slang) Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

Derived termsEdit

• figure moe zoku
• moe anthropomorphism

Related termsEdit

• moekko
• moe sangyo
• moetan

See alsoEdit

• Moe (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2Edit

Variant forms.

AdverbEdit

moe

1. Obsolete form of mo.
2. Obsolete form of more.
   • William Shakespeare

     Sing no more ditties, sing no moe.

   • George Gascoigne

     The crafty courtiers with their guileful looks,
     Must needs put some experience in my maw:
     Yet cannot these with many mast'ries moe
     Make me shoot straight at any gainful prick […]

NounEdit

moe

1. Obsolete form of mow.
2. Obsolete form of moa.

VerbEdit

moe

1. Obsolete form of moo.
2. Obsolete form of mow (to make faces)

AnagramsEdit

• 'ome, -ome, EOM, Emo, Meo, OEM, OME, emo

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -u

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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch moede (“tired, loath”), from Old Dutch muothi (“tired”), from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz. Cognate to German müde and Old English mēþe.

AdjectiveEdit

moe (comparative moeër or moeier, superlative moest)

1. tired, weary

   Synonym: vermoeid

Usage notesEdit

This word is usually used predicatively rather than attributively. If an attributive sense is needed, most people use vermoeid. The forms moeie and moeier are often proscribed.

InflectionEdit

Inflection of moe
uninflected	moe
inflected	moeë
comparative	moeër
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		moe	moeër	het moest het moeste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	moeë	moeëre	moeste
	n. sing.	moe	moeër	moeste
	plural	moeë	moeëre	moeste
definite		moeë	moeëre	moeste
partitive		moes	moeërs	—

Inflection of moe
uninflected	moe
inflected	moeie
comparative	moeier
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		moe	moeier	het moest het moeste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	moeie	moeiere	moeste
	n. sing.	moe	moeier	moeste
	plural	moeie	moeiere	moeste
definite		moeie	moeiere	moeste
partitive		moes	moeiers	—

Etymology 2Edit

Shortening of moeder.

NounEdit

moe f (plural moeken, diminutive moeke n or moetje n)

1. (informal, dialectal) mother

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HawaiianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Maori moe).

VerbEdit

moe

1. to sleep

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

moe

1. Rōmaji transcription of もえ

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LovonoEdit

NounEdit

moe

1. house

ReferencesEdit

• Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar

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MaoriEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Hawaiian moe).

VerbEdit

moe

1. to sleep

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Old FrenchEdit

NounEdit

moe f (oblique plural moes, nominative singular moe, nominative plural moes)

1. mouth

DescendantsEdit

• French: moue

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Rapa NuiEdit

EtymologyEdit

See here.

VerbEdit

moe

1. sleep
2. lie down

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SamoanEdit

VerbEdit

moe

1. sleep

Derived termsEdit

• potumoe

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Sranan TongoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch moeten.

VerbEdit

moe

1. must
2. have to
3. should

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TahitianEdit

VerbEdit

moe

1. sleep

Usage notesEdit

Archaic; use taʻoto.