Mo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Translingual

Symbol

Mo

1. (chemistry) Symbol for molybdenum.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: mo, mo', Moe, mow

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mo

1. A diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, or Mortimer.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie, Maureen, or Monica.

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

Proper noun

Mo

1. A surname from Chinese.

Anagrams

• O&M, O.M., OM, om

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Må (East Central Bavaria)

Etymology

From Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Doublet of ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː/

Noun

Mo m (plural Månner) (West Central Bavaria)

1. man, male human being
2. husband

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of mégaoctet (“megabyte”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.mo/, /e.mo/, /me.ɡa.ɔk.tɛ/

• Audio

  (file)

Symbol

Mo

1. MB (megabyte)

Anagrams

• OM

German

Noun

Mo

1. Alternative form of Mo.: Abbreviation of Montag (“Monday”).

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish mou, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ

Noun

Mo m (plural Mowwe, diminutive Mööke) (Eupen)

1. (clothing) sleeve

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

Mo m (plural Mee)

1. stomach