*mōsą
Runic: ᛗᛟᛊᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː.sɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- wet food, mush, porridge
- food, victuals
Etymology
An ablaut variant of the Germanic root *mat- (‘food’), usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (‘wet, liquid, fat, dripping’); compare *matjaną (‘to lap up, eat’). Contrary to Pokorny and followers, Kroonen separates the Germanic food words from this root, instead linking Ancient Greek μεστός (mestós) (mestós, ‘full’) for a root *med- (‘to satiate’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mōsą | mōsō |
| Acc. | mōsą | mōsō |
| Gen. | mōsas, mōsis | mōsǫ̂ |
| Dat. | mōsai | mōsamaz |
| Inst. | mōsō | mōsamiz |
| Voc. | mōsą | mōsō |
Descendants
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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muos (Old Dutch)
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moes (Middle Dutch)
- moos (Limburgish)
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moes (Middle Dutch)
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muos (Old Dutch)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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muos (Old Dutch)
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moes (Middle Dutch)
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moes (Dutch)
- moes (Afrikaans)
- moose (English)
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moes (Dutch)
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moes (Middle Dutch)
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muos (Old Dutch)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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mōs (Old English)
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mos, mose (Middle English)
- mush (English)
- moosh (Scots)
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mos, mose (Middle English)
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mōs (Old English)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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mōs (Old Frisian)
- Gemöis (Saterland Frisian)
- moes (West Frisian)
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mōs (Old Frisian)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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mōs (Old Frisian)
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Muus (Saterland Frisian)
- Muusmas, Appelmuus, Apelmuus (Saterland Frisian)
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Muus (Saterland Frisian)
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mōs (Old Frisian)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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muos (Old High German)
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muos (Middle High German)
- Mus (German)
- Mous (Luxembourgish)
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muos (Middle High German)
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muos (Old High German)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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muos (Old High German)
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muos (Middle High German)
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Mues (Alemannic German)
- Müesli (Alemannic German)
- mouise (French)
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Mues (Alemannic German)
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muos (Middle High German)
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muos (Old High German)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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muos (Old High German)
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muos (Middle High German)
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gemüese (Middle High German)
- Gmias (Bavarian)
- Gemüse (German)
- Gemies (Hunsrik)
- Geméis (Luxembourgish)
- Gemies (Pennsylvania German)
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gemüese (Middle High German)
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muos (Middle High German)
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muos (Old High German)
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*mōs (Proto-West Germanic)
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*mōs (Old Saxon)
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môs (Middle Low German)
- moos (Estonian)
- Moos (German Low German)
- Mooss (Plautdietsch)
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môs (Middle Low German)
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*mōs (Old Saxon)
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*mós (Old Norse)
- mos (Danish)
- mos (Norwegian Bokmål)
- mos (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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*mós (Old Norse)
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mos (Swedish)
- muusi (Finnish)
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mos (Swedish)
- *muosē (Proto-Samic)