moce

See also: moče and mòcè

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *moce, from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Tongan mohe, Māori moe). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

moce

1. good night, farewell or goodbye

Verb

moce

1. to sleep.

Derived terms

• imocemoce (“bed”)
• mata-mocemoce (“sleepyhead”)
• mocemata (“to nod off to sleep”)
• mocemoce (“rain tree”)
• vakamoce (“to farewell, to put to sleep”)
• veimoce (“to sleep with (the opposite sex)”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “moce”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 172

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔt͡sɛ
• Syllabification: mo‧ce

Noun

moce f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of moc

Portuguese

Etymology

The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.

Noun

moce n (plural moces, feminine moça, feminine plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of moço/moça
2. (gender-neutral, LGBTQ slang) enby, young non-binary person