moose
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English
Etymology
From North-Eastern Algonquian language, perhaps Eastern Abenaki or Narragansett, mos (or something similar; Proto-Algonquian *mōswa), possibly meaning "he strips off [bark]."[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
moose (plural moose, (chiefly humorous) meese, (dated, rare) mooses)
- (US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
- We saw two moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh.
Usage notes
A discussion of the plural forms of moose
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Synonyms
- elk (British)
- Newfoundland speed bump
Derived terms
Translations
largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)
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References
- Notes:
- ^ 1986: Virgil J. Vogel, Indian Names in Michigan, page 105 (University of Michigan Press; ISBN 0472063650, 978-0472063659)
Mosinee Creek in Gogebic County has its name from the plural word for “moose”. The name moose is of eastern Algonquian origin and signifies “eater”, for the animal’s browsing habit.3 - ^ “moose, n.2”; listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Ojibwe
Noun
moose (plural: mooseg)
Inflection
- mooseg (plural)
- moosen (obviative)
- mooseng (locative)
- moosens (diminutive)
- moosenseg (plural)
- moosensen (obviative)
- moosenseng (locative)
Prenoun
moose- (lexical)
moose= (vowel root)
Derived terms
- moosesagad (intransitive verb, inanimate subject) — be a worm-eaten board/lumber/wooden object
- moosesagizi (intransitive verb, animate subject) — be a worm-eaten timber/tree
- moosewiingwe (intransitive verb, animate subject) — have acne on one's face - have a pimpley face
- moosewijiibik (animate noun, also moose-ojiibik) — wormwood — field sagewort
- moosewijiibikag (plural)
- moosewijiibikan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikeng (locative)
- moosewijiibikens (diminutive)
- moosewijiibikensag (plural)
- moosewijiibikensan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikenseng (locative)
- moose-ojiibik (animate noun, also moosewijiibik) — wormwood — field sagewort
- moose-ojiibikag (plural)
- moose-ojiibikan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikeng (locative)
- moose-ojiibikens (diminutive)
- moose-ojiibikensag (plural)
- moose-ojiibikensan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikenseng (locative)
- Transformations
- moose= (unaffected)
- mwaase= (initial change)
- maamoose= (reduplication)
Scots
Noun
moose (plural mooses)
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