moc

See also: moć, móc, Mōc, moč, mọc, mộc, and мөс

English

Etymology

Clipping of moccasin, from Powhatan makasin.

Noun

moc (plural mocs)

1. (informal) moccasin (type of shoe)

Anagrams

• .com, CMO, COM, Com., MCO, OMC, com, com-, com.

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mŭccus, an alternative form of mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmok/

Noun

moc m (plural mocs)

1. mucus
2. snot

Derived terms

• moc de gall
• mocar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmok/

Noun

moc m (plural mocs)

1. snood (The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Verb

moc

1. first-person singular present indicative form of moure

References

• “moc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “moc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “moc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “moc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmot͡s]

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• Hyphenation: moc

Adverb

moc

1. too (to an excessive degree)

   Synonym: příliš

   Ten je moc velký. ― That one is too big.

2. very much, a lot

   Synonyms: velmi, velice

   Já to ale moc potřebuju. ― But I need it very much.

   Děkuji moc. ― Thanks a lot.

   Mám tě moc ráda. ― I like you very much.

Etymology

From Old Czech moc, from Proto-Slavic *moťь.

Noun

moc f

1. power (control and influence over another)

   Strana získala moc díky vlivu svého charismatického vůdce. — The party has won power thanks to the influence of its charismatic leader.

2. potency
3. force, forcefulness
4. strength
5. clout
6. might
7. sway
8. authority, mastership
9. warrant

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	moc	moci
genitive	moci	mocí
dative	moci	mocem, mocím
accusative	moc	moci
vocative	moci	moci
locative	moci	mocech, mocích
instrumental	mocí	mocemi

Derived terms

• mocný
• bezmocný
• bezmoc
• mocenský
• mocipán
• mocnář
• plná moc

Related terms

• mocnit
• zmocnit
• umocnit
• mocnost

Further reading

• moc in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• moc in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Lower Sorbian

Verb

moc impf

1. Superseded spelling of móc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of moc

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	mogu možom	možomej	možomy
2nd person	možoš	možotej	možośo
3rd person	možo	možotej	mogu
Present negative	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	njamogu njamožom	njamožomej	njamožomy
2nd person	njamožoš	njamožotej	njamožośo
3rd person	njamožo	njamožotej	njamogu
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	možech	možechmej	možechmy
2nd person	možešo	možeštej	možešćo
3rd person	možešo	možeštej	možechu

Participles

• Present active: možecy
• Perfect active ("ł-form"): mogł
• Perfect passive: možony

Infinitive

moc

Supine

moct

Verbal noun

moženje

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moťь. Possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰtis, whence English might and also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts, “power, might”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔt͡s/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡s
• Syllabification: moc

Noun

moc f

1. might, force
2. a large number of something
3. (physics) power
4. (set theory) cardinality

Declension

Declension of moc

	singular	plural
nominative	moc	moce
genitive	mocy	mocy
dative	mocy	mocom
accusative	moc	moce
instrumental	mocą	mocami
locative	mocy	mocach
vocative	mocy	moce

Derived terms

adjective

• mocny

 

adverb

• mocno

 

noun

• mocarz
• niemoc

 

verb

• mocować

 

Related terms

adjective

• możny

 

verb

• móc

 

Further reading

• moc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• moc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Noun

moc m (plural moci)

1. Alternative form of moacă

Declension

Declension of moc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) moc	mocul	(niște) moci	mocii
genitive/dative	(unui) moc	mocului	(unor) moci	mocilor
vocative	mocule		mocilor