mosi

See also: Mosi, mósí, môi, mōši, and mösi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mosi, from Proto-Germanic *musą, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːsɪ/
• Rhymes: -oːsɪ

Noun

mosi m (genitive singular mosa, plural mosar)

1. moss

Declension

Declension of mosi
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mosi	mosin	mosar	mosarnir
accusative	mosa	mosan	mosar	mosarnar
dative	mosa	mosanum	mosum	mosunum
genitive	mosa	mosans	mosa	mosanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mosi, from Proto-Germanic *musą. Cognate with Faroese mosi, Danish mose, English moss, German Moos, Dutch mos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːsɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːsɪ

Noun

mosi m (genitive singular mosa, nominative plural mosar)

1. moss

Derived terms

• barnamosi (“sphagnum, peat moss”)
• dýjamosi (“fountain apple-moss, ”)
• gamburmosi (“woolly fringe-moss, ”)
• grámosi (“hoary fringe-moss, ”)
• hreindýramosi (“reindeer moss, Cladonia rangiferina”)
• hvítmosi (“sphagnum, peat moss”)
• mosaburkni (“Wilson's filmy fern, ”)
• mosadýr (“bryozoon, moss animal”)
• mosafræði (“bryology”)
• mosagróinn (“mossgrown”)
• mosagrænn (“moss-green”)
• mosajafni (“lesser clubmoss, ”)
• mosalyng (“moss bell heather, ”)
• mosasteinbrjótur (“mossy saxifrage, ”)
• mosategund (“moss species”)
• mosavaxinn (“mossgrown”)
• mosaþemba (“mossy area”)
• svarðmosi (“sphagnum, peat moss”)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch motie, from French motion, from English motion, from Old French motion, from Latin motio (“movement, motion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmo.si]
• Hyphenation: mo‧si

Noun

mosi

1. motion, vote, proposal

   Parlemen setuju usulan mosi tidak percaya atas Perdana Menteri. ― Parliament pass the proposal of no confidence motion in Prime Minister.

Further reading

• “mosi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jíkì.

Noun

mosi class 3 (uncountable)

1. smoke

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Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  → [a], [b]	10  →
Cardinal: -moja, mosi     Ordinal: -a kwanza

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Numeral

mosi

1. one

Usage notes

Used as an abstract value as in "the number one"; when the number is being used as an adjective, use -moja, for counting, use moja.

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
1—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
3—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
4—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
5—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
6—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
7—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
8—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
9—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

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Yami

Noun

mosi

1. weevil