moe
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
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
moe (uncountable)
- (slang) Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- Moe (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2Edit
Variant forms.
AdverbEdit
moe
- Obsolete form of mo.
- 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 […]
- The crafty courtiers with their guileful looks,
- William Shakespeare
NounEdit
moe
VerbEdit
moe
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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)
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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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)
HawaiianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Maori moe).
VerbEdit
moe
- to sleep
JapaneseEdit
LovonoEdit
NounEdit
moe
ReferencesEdit
- Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar
MaoriEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Hawaiian moe).
VerbEdit
moe
- to sleep
Old FrenchEdit
NounEdit
moe f (oblique plural moes, nominative singular moe, nominative plural moes)
DescendantsEdit
- French: moue