Moos

See also: moos

English

Proper noun

Moos

  1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mews-der.
Proto-Germanic *musą
Proto-West Germanic *mos
Old High German mos
Middle High German mos
German Moos

    From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.

    Noun

    Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, plural Moose or Möser)

    1. moss
    2. bryophyte (group of moss-like plants)
    3. (regional, chiefly dialectal, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) bog; fen; marsh
      Synonym: Moor
    Usage notes
    • The alternative plural 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
    Declension of Moos [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Moos die Moose, Möser
    genitive eines des Mooses der Moose, Möser
    dative einem dem Moos, Moose1 den Moosen, Mösern
    accusative ein das Moos die Moose, Möser

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Yiddish מעות (moes), from Hebrew מעות (ma'ot, “coins”). Originally underworld slang.

    Noun

    Moos n (strong, genitive Mooses, no plural)

    1. (slang) dosh, dough
      Synonyms: Kies, Kohle; see also Thesaurus:Geld
      Ohne Moos nix los! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
      • 1975, “Heut' Nacht”, in Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten…, performed by Ton Steine Scherben:
        Die Woche war hart, aber heute gab's Moos / Und in jeder Kneipe ist der Teufel los
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Declension
    Declension of Moos [sg-only, neuter, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Moos
    genitive eines des Mooses
    dative einem dem Moos, Moose1
    accusative ein das Moos

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Further reading

    • “Moos” in Duden online
    • “Moos”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *mews-der.
    Proto-Germanic *musą
    Proto-West Germanic *mos
    Old High German mos
    Middle High German mos
    Hunsrik Moos

      Inherited from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.[1]

      Cognate with German Moos and Luxembourgish Moos.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmoːs/
      • Rhymes: -oːs
      • Syllabification: Moos
      • Homophone: Mos

      Noun

      Moos n (plural Moos)

      1. moss (any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.)
      2. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)

      References

      1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Moos”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 113

      Luxembourgish

      Alternative forms

      • Mos (alternative spelling since 2019)

      Etymology

      From German Moos.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /moːs/
        Rhymes: -oːs
        Homophone: Mooss

      Noun

      Moos n (plural Mooser)

      1. moss

      Derived terms

      Pennsylvania German

      Etymology 1

      From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare German Maß, Dutch maat.

      Noun

      Moos n

      1. measure

      Etymology 2

      From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos.

      Compare German Moos, Dutch mos, English moss.

      Noun

      Moos n

      1. moss
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