moose
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English
Etymology 1
From a North-Eastern Algonquian language, perhaps Narragansett mos or Abenaki moz (Proto-Algonquian *mōswa, probably meaning "he strips off [bark]").[1]
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 a moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh.
- Plural form of moose.
Usage notes
A discussion of the plural forms of moose
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Synonyms
- (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)): elk (British), Newfoundland speed bump (Canadian, humorous)
Derived terms
See also
Translations
largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)
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Etymology 2
From Dutch moes.
Noun
moose (plural mooses)
References
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary
- ^ 1986: Virgil J. Vogel, Indian Names in Michigan, page 105 (University of Michigan Press; ISBN 0472063650, 9780472063659)
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
Ojibwe
Noun
moose (plural: mooseg)
Inflection
- mooseg pl.
- moosen (obviative)
- mooseng (locative)
- moosens (diminutive)
- moosenseg pl.
- 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 pl.
- moosewijiibikan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikeng (locative)
- moosewijiibikens (diminutive)
- moosewijiibikensag pl.
- moosewijiibikensan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikenseng (locative)
- moose-ojiibik (animate noun, also moosewijiibik) — wormwood — field sagewort
- moose-ojiibikag pl.
- moose-ojiibikan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikeng (locative)
- moose-ojiibikens (diminutive)
- moose-ojiibikensag pl.
- moose-ojiibikensan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikenseng (locative)
- Transformations
- moose= (unaffected)
- mwaase= (initial change)
- maamoose= (reduplication)
Scots
Noun
moose (plural mooses)
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