mó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Fala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

1. millstone

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish modo.

Alternative forms

• modu (Valverdeñu)

Noun

mó m (plural mós)

1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) way, manner

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎^[1], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 203

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mó, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mò and Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠoː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /mˠuː/

Adjective

mó

1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

• móide

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mó	mhó	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mó

1. hand

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo/

Noun

mó

1. work

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• mo – nonstandard

Pronunciation

• audio

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Romanization

mó (mo², Zhuyin ㄇㄨㄛˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 無／无
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 劘
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚤
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚰
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫫
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摷
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摹
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擵
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攟
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 模
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橅／𬂠
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焝
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磨
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糢
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膜
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藦
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘑
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謧
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謨／谟
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謩
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靟
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饃／馍
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饝／馍
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ⿸麻食
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髍
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魔
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尛
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摸
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麼／么, 麽／么
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤／嬷

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ. Cognate to Chinese 馬／马 (mǎ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo˨]

Noun

mó

1. horse

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• moü, moä, móo

Etymology

From Early Old Irish *máu from Proto-Celtic *māyūs comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː/

Adjective

mó

1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
mó also mmó after a proclitic	mó pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Kim McCone (1994), “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §20.3, page 125: “Síolraíonn SG brc. mó ‘níos mó’ (gnáthfhoirm Wb.) go díreach ó *máu (11.3-4) < *māūh < *mā(y)ūs (> Briot. *mōīh > MB mwy) […].”

Portuguese

mó

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ/

• Hyphenation: mó

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Spanish muela.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

1. millstone
2. grindstone

Derived terms

• estar na mó de baixo
• estar na mó de cima

Related terms

• moer
• moinho

Etymology 2

Adjective

mó (invariable)

1. (Brazil, informal) Clipping of maior. (often combined with article)

   Pular de paraquedas é mó adrenalina

   To jump with parachutes is quite the adrenaline

Adverb

mó (not comparable)

1. (Brazil, slang) very

   Acordei mó desesperado essa noite.

   I woke up very desperate tonight.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Latin mōlēs (“mass”). Doublet of mole, a borrowing.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

1. (collective) crowd
2. heap, pile (large quantity)

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

mó

1. Superseded spelling of mò.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɔ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɔ˦˥]

Verb

mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

1. to touch

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sờ mó