Moos

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English

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Proper noun

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Moos

  1. A surname.

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.

Noun

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Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, plural Moose or Möser)

  1. moss
  2. bryophyte (group of moss-like plants)
  3. (regional, chiefly dialectal, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) bog; fen; marsh
    Synonym: Moor
Usage notes
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  • The alternative plural Möser is used only in the sense of “bog, fen”, which itself is unused and generally not understood in the northern half of the language area.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Yiddish מעות (moes), from Hebrew מעות (ma'ot, coins). Originally underworld slang.

Noun

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Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, no plural)

  1. (slang) dosh, dough
    Synonyms: Kies, Kohle; see also Thesaurus:Geld
    Ohne Moos nix los!(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1975, “Heut' Nacht”, in Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten…, performed by Ton Steine Scherben:
      Die Woche war hart, aber heute gab's Moos / Und in jeder Kneipe ist der Teufel los
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading

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  • Moos” in Duden online
  • Moos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.[1]

Cognate with German Moos and Luxembourgish Moos.

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Noun

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Moos n (nominative plural Moos)

  1. moss (any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.)
  2. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)

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References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Moos”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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  • Mos (alternative spelling since 2019)

Etymology

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From German Moos.

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Noun

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Moos n (plural Mooser)

  1. moss

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare German Maß, Dutch maat.

Noun

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Moos n

  1. measure

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.

Compare German Moos, Dutch mos, English moss.

Noun

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Moos n

  1. moss