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Moos
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moos
English
Proper noun
en.
German
de:
Pronunciation
de /moːs/
de De-Moos.OGG
de De-Moos2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de oːs 1
Etymology 1
de :inh gmh:mos<ety:inh<goh:mos>> 1
From de gmh mos, from de goh mos, from de gem-pro *musą.
Noun
n,,e:^er
moss
bryophyte group of moss-like plants
de regional chiefly dialectal southern Germany Austria Switzerland bog; fen; marsh
de Moor
Usage notes
The alternative plural de Möser is used only in the sense of “bog, fen”, which itself is unused and generally not understood in the northern half of the language area.
Declension
n,,e:^er
Hyponyms
de Fiebermoos Hornmoos Javamoos Kapuzenmoos Koboldmoos Laubmoos Lebermoos Quellmoos Schlafmoos Sichelmoos Spatenmoos Torfmoos Wassermoos Weißmoos
Derived terms
de moosartig bemoost
Related terms
de Moosachat Moosart Moosbeere Moosbewuchs Moosfarn Moosflora Moosglöckchen Moosgrün Moosgummi Mooshummel Mooskappe Moosmücke Moosrose Moostierchen Moosweiblein
Etymology 2
de yi מעות moes, from de he מעות ma'ot coins. Originally underworld slang.
Noun
n.sg
de slang dosh, dough
de Kies Kohle Thesaurus:Geld
de Ohne Moos nix los!
de 1975 Heut' Nacht Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten… w:Ton Steine Scherben Die Woche war hart, aber heute gab's Moos / Und in jeder Kneipe ist der Teufel los
Declension
n.sg
Further reading
de Mosses
Hunsrik
Etymology
hrx :inh gmh:mos<ety:inh<goh:mos>> 1
hrx gmh mos, from hrx goh mos.113
Cognate with de Moos and lb Moos.
Pronunciation
+<hmp:Mos>
Noun
n Moos
moss any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides species)
References
hrx Bromeliads Mosses
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
lb Mos alternative spelling since 2019
Etymology
From lb de Moos.
Pronunciation
lb /moːs/
lb oːs 1
lb Mooss
Noun
n Mooser
moss
Derived terms
lb Hornmoos
lb Lafmoos
lb Liewermoos
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
pdc gem-pro ine-pro 1
From pdc gmh māz, from pdc goh māza, from pdc gmw-pro *mātu. Compare de Maß, nl maat.
Noun
pdc noun n
measure
Etymology 2
From pdc gmh mos, from pdc goh mos.
Compare de Moos, nl mos, en moss.
Noun
pdc noun n
moss
pdc Spore plants