moped

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (verb form):
  • (RP): /məʊpt/, /m@Upt/
  • (US): mōpt, /moʊpt/, /moUpt/
• (noun):
  • (RP): /məʊpɛd/, /m@UpEd/
  • (US): mōʹpĕd, /moʊpɛd/, /moUpEd/

[edit] Etymology 1

mope + -ed

[edit] Verb

moped

1. Simple past tense and past participle of mope.

[edit] Etymology 2

Swedish “tramp-cykel med motor och pedaler”, bicycle with engine and pedals

[edit] Alternative spellings

• mo-ped

[edit] Noun

moped (plural mopeds)

1. A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

Blend of motor and pedal. Coined in 1952 by a Swedish motor journalist in the magazine “Motor”.

[edit] Noun

moped

1. moped (vehicle)

Common
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	moped	mopeden	mopeder	mopederna
Genitive	mopeds	mopedens	mopeders	mopedernas

[edit] Related terms

• mopedist
• moppe
• EU-moppe