mo
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Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#MO MoldovanCategory:Translingual clippings#MO, from RomanianCategory:Translingual terms derived from Romanian#MO Moldova.
Symbol
moCategory:Translingual lemmas#MOCategory:Translingual symbols#MOCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#MOCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məʊ/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (US) enPR: mō, IPA(key): /moʊ/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MOAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊ#MOCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊ/1 syllable#MO
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#MOCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#MO mo, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#MOCategory:English terms derived from Old English#MO mā, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MO *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MO *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.
Adverb
mo (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English adverbs#MOCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#MO) To a greater degree.
- 1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Aristippus”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […], London: […] Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 43, verso, paragraph 42:
- When he had ſaied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]Category:English terms with quotations#MO
- (now dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MO) Further, longer.
Adjective
mo (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English adjectives#MOCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#MO, dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MO) Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances)
- c. 1380, William Langland, Piers Plowman:
- With that ran there a route of ratones at ones,Category:English terms with quotations#MO
And smale mys myd hem, mo then a thousande
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xxij:
- Nether durste eny man from that daye forth axe hym eny moo questions.Category:English terms with quotations#MO
Etymology 2
Clipping of monthCategory:English clippings#MO.
Symbol
moCategory:English lemmas#MOCategory:English symbols#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 3
Noun
mo (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English nouns#MOCategory:English uncountable nouns#MOCategory:English uncountable nouns#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#MO) Clipping of momentCategory:English clippings#MO.
- Synonyms: bit, sec, tick; see also Thesaurus:moment
- Hang on a mo!Category:English terms with usage examples#MO
Etymology 4
Clipping of homoCategory:English clippings#MO, itself a short form of homosexual.
Noun
mo (plural mos)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English nouns#MOCategory:English countable nouns#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 5
Non-rhotic pronunciation of moreCategory:English non-rhotic pronunciations#MO. Only coincidentally similar to sense 1 above. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”).
Adjective
mo (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English adjectives#MOCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MO, African-American VernacularCategory:African-American Vernacular English#MO) Alternative form of mo' (“more”).
- Yo, you got mo chips?Category:English terms with usage examples#MO
- 1997, “Mo Money Mo Problems”, in Life After Death, performed by The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ma$e and Diddy:
- I guess this mean mo money, mo problems for you?Category:English terms with quotations#MO
Etymology 6
Clipping of moustacheCategory:English clippings#MO.
Noun
mo (plural mos)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English nouns#MOCategory:English countable nouns#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (AustraliaCategory:Australian English#MO, New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#MO, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#MO) A moustache.
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Clipping.
Noun
mo (plural mos)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English nouns#MOCategory:English countable nouns#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (prison slangCategory:English prison slang#MO) A molester.
- 2018, James Kühnel, Carceration State:
- The Idaho prison is full of cho-mos (child molesters), mos (molesters), and all types of sexual predators that have engaged in some type of abnormal sexual acts.Category:English terms with quotations#MO
Related terms
Etymology 8
Clipping.
Noun
mo (plural mos)Category:English lemmas#MOCategory:English nouns#MOCategory:English countable nouns#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (slangCategory:English slang#MO) A moron.
- 1997, “Detox”, in City, performed by Strapping Young Lad:
- Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo!Category:English terms with quotations#MO
Etymology 9
From mil, by analogy with do and gro.
Numeral
moCategory:English lemmas#MOCategory:English numerals#MOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- The cardinal number occurring after el gro el do el (↋↋↋) and before mo one (1001) in a duodecimal system. Written 1000, decimal value 1728.
See also
See also
Anagrams
Category:English 2-letter words#MOAbau
Particle
moCategory:Abau lemmas#MOCategory:Abau particles#MOCategory:Abau entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Adverb
moCategory:Abau lemmas#MOCategory:Abau adverbs#MOCategory:Abau entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- indicates the negative
References
Abinomn
Noun
moCategory:Abinomn lemmas#MOCategory:Abinomn nouns#MOCategory:Abinomn entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Adangme
Pronoun
moCategory:Adangme lemmas#MOCategory:Adangme pronouns#MOCategory:Adangme entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- you
- I suɔ mo.
- I love you.
Akan
Pronoun
moCategory:Akan lemmas#MOCategory:Akan pronouns#MOCategory:Akan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-AlbanianCategory:Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian#MOCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian#MO *mē, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MOCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MO *méh₁ (prohibitive particle).
Particle
mo (masculine adjectival i mo, feminine singular e mo, masculine plural të mo, feminine plural të moa)Category:Albanian non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Albanian participles#MOCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German#MOCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German#MO man, from Old High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German#MOCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German#MO man, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MO *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).
Noun
mo mCategory:Alemannic German lemmas#MOCategory:Alemannic German nouns#MOCategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Alemannic German masculine nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO (CarcoforoCategory:Carcoforo Walser#MO)
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Amanab
Noun
moCategory:Amanab lemmas#MOCategory:Amanab nouns#MOCategory:Amanab entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Angguruk Yali
Noun
moCategory:Angguruk Yali lemmas#MOCategory:Angguruk Yali nouns#MOCategory:Angguruk Yali entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
References
- Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 157
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Antillean Creole terms inherited from French#MOCategory:Antillean Creole terms derived from French#MO mot (“word”).
Noun
moCategory:Antillean Creole lemmas#MOCategory:Antillean Creole nouns#MOCategory:Antillean Creole entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Central Bikol
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo/ [mo]Category:Central Bikol terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- Hyphenation: mo
Pronoun
mo (Basahan spelling ᜋᜓ)Category:Central Bikol lemmas#MOCategory:Central Bikol pronouns#MOCategory:Central Bikol terms with missing Basahan script entries#MOCategory:Central Bikol terms with Basahan script#MOCategory:Central Bikol entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- second person singular possessive adjective; your
See also
| Person | Number | Absolute | Ergative | Oblique | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Full | Short | Full | Short | |||
| First | singular | ako | ko | sakuya, sako | |||
| plural inclusive | kita | nyato | ta | satuya, sato | |||
| plural exclusive | kami | nyamo | mi | samuya, samo | |||
| Second | singular | ika | ka | mo | saimo, simo | ||
| plural | kamo | nindo | saindo | ||||
| Third | singular | siya | niya | saiya | |||
| plural | sinda | ninda | sainda | ||||
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-MongolicCategory:Dongxiang terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic#MOCategory:Dongxiang terms derived from Proto-Mongolic#MO *mör (“trail, path”), compare Mongolian мөр (mör, “road, path”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moCategory:Dongxiang lemmas#MOCategory:Dongxiang nouns#MOCategory:Dongxiang entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- road, path
- nie fade bi zhin mo jiere yawuzhi saozhi wo.
- one time I was walking on the road.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo/Category:Esperanto 1-syllable words#MOCategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#MOAudio 1: (file)
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#MOAudio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -oCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/o#MOCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/o/1 syllable#MO
- Syllabification: mo
Noun
mo (accusative singular mo-on, plural mo-oj, accusative plural mo-ojn)Category:Esperanto lemmas#MOCategory:Esperanto nouns#MOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- The name of the Latin script letter M/m.Category:eo:Latin letter names#MO
See also
Further reading
- “mo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “mo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoˣ/, [ˈmo̞(ʔ)]Category:Finnish 1-syllable words#MOCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- Rhymes: -oCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/o#MOCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/o/1 syllable#MO
- Syllabification(key): mo
- Hyphenation(key): mo
Interjection
moCategory:Finnish lemmas#MOCategory:Finnish interjections#MOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Galician
Pronunciation
Contraction
mo (plural mos, feminine singular ma, feminine plural mas)Category:Galician non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Galician contractions#MOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- contraction of me + oCategory:Galician contractions#MO
- Damo! ― Give it to me!Category:Galician terms with usage examples#MO
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Haitian Creole terms inherited from French#MOCategory:Haitian Creole terms derived from French#MO mot (“word”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moCategory:Haitian Creole lemmas#MOCategory:Haitian Creole nouns#MOCategory:Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
References
- Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 131
Irish
Alternative forms
- m’ (used before vowel sounds)
Etymology
From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#MOCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#MO mo, mu; see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mˠə/Category:Irish terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (Munster, also) IPA(key): /mˠo/[1]Category:Irish terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /mˠa/[2]Category:Irish terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
Determiner
mo (triggers lenition)Category:Irish lemmas#MOCategory:Irish determiners#MOCategory:Irish possessive determiners#MOCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- my
- mo bhád ― my boatCategory:Irish terms with usage examples#MO
- mo mháthair ― my motherCategory:Irish terms with usage examples#MO
- me (direct object pronoun before verbal noun)
- Tá sé ag mo bhualadh ― He is hitting meCategory:Irish terms with usage examples#MO
See also
| person | conjunctive (emphatic) |
disjunctive (emphatic) |
possessive determiner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | mé (mise) |
mo L m' before vowel sounds | ||
| second | tú (tusa)1 |
thú (thusa) |
do L d' before vowel sounds | ||
| third | m | sé (seisean) |
é (eisean) |
a L | |
| f | sí (sise) |
í (ise) |
a H | ||
| n | — | ea | — | ||
| plural | first | muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne) |
ár E | ||
| second | sibh (sibhse)1 |
bhur E | |||
| third | siad (siadsan) |
iad (iadsan) |
a E | ||
References
- ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 173, page 88
- ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 14, page 9
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “mo”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Italian
Alternative forms
- mo'[1]
- mò (misspelling)
- mó (misspelling)
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Italian terms inherited from Latin#MOCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#MO modo (“recently, just now”)[1] or LatinCategory:Italian terms inherited from Latin#MOCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#MO mox (“soon”), possibly a merger of both.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ/*[1][2][3]Category:Italian 1-syllable words#MOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (regional[1], Romanesco[2]) IPA(key): /ˈmo/*[3]Category:Italian 1-syllable words#MOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- Rhymes: -oCategory:Rhymes:Italian/o#MOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/o/1 syllable#MO
- Hyphenation: mó
Adverb
moCategory:Italian lemmas#MOCategory:Italian adverbs#MOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO (dialectalCategory:Italian dialectal terms#MO or colloquialCategory:Italian colloquialisms#MO)
- (in the present) now
- Synonyms: ora, adesso
- Mo so' cazzi tua.
- It's your business now.
- (in the near future) soon, in a moment
- Synonyms: subito, tra poco
- E n'attimo! Mo lo faccio!
- Wait a second! I'll do it in a moment!
- Mo te faccio vedé.
- I'll show you.
- (in the near past) recently, just now
- Synonyms: appena, poco fa
- Ce so' stato mo.
- I've been there just now.
- (originally ironic) See da mo.
- (repeated) See mo mo.
References
- 1 2 3 4 mo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- 1 2 mo in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
- 1 2 mo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “mo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Japanese
Romanization
moCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Japanese romanizations#MOCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#MOCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Kalasha
Etymology
From SanskritCategory:Kalasha terms derived from Sanskrit#MO मा (mā́)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MO, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Kalasha terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MOCategory:Kalasha terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MO *méh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Hindi मत (mat), Persian مـ (ma-), Albanian mo.
Particle
moCategory:Kalasha lemmas#MOCategory:Kalasha particles#MOCategory:Kalasha entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Kamkata-viri
Etymology
Probably an early borrowing of Middle ChineseCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Middle Chinese#MO 米 (mejX). Compare Ashkun mā, Tregami myäCategory:Tregami terms in nonstandard scripts#MO, Waigali mä.
Noun
mo fCategory:Kamkata-viri lemmas#MOCategory:Kamkata-viri nouns#MOCategory:Kamkata-viri entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Kamkata-viri feminine nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO (Southeastern)[1]
References
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “m′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
Kapampangan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈman/ [ˈman]Category:Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
Adverb
moCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#MOCategory:Kapampangan adverbs#MOCategory:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- although; even if; even though
- Synonyms: agyang, man
- Kumabieng bakamo. ― Perhaps even if I live.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
- Kumaili parin, pusung manasakitmo. ― I will keep smiling, even though my heart aches a lot.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
- also; no matter what; and
- Synonyms: din, pati, agyaman, ampo
- Mipakananumo ― No matter what happens.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
- Asumo pusamo buring-buri. ― I love both dogs and cats.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
- Yakumo ― Me too.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
- Sinabianan nakung nanumo. ― S/he also told me something.Category:Kapampangan terms with usage examples#MO
Derived terms
Pronoun
moCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#MOCategory:Kapampangan pronouns#MOCategory:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- alternative spelling of mula
- alternative spelling of muya
- alternative spelling of mu
- alternative spelling of me
| absolute | ergative | oblique | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| disjunctive | enclitic | ||||
| first person |
singular | aku/i aku/yaku | ku | kanaku | |
| plural inclusive | ikatamu | katamu/tamu | tamu/ta | kekatamu | |
| plural exclusive | ikami, ike | kami/ke | mi | kekami/keke | |
| second person |
singular | ika | ka | mu | keka |
| plural | ikayu/iko | kayu/ko | yu | kekayu/keko | |
| third person |
singular | iya/ya | ya | na | keya/kaya |
| plural | ila | la | da/ra | karela | |
Lashi
Pronunciation
- (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˧]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (Chipwe) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- (Mongko) IPA(key): [mɔ˥˧]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- Hyphenation: mo
Postposition
moCategory:Lashi lemmas#MOCategory:Lashi postpositions#MOCategory:Lashi entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- from, away from
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 1:4 [Genesis 1:4]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible], page 2:
- Houg꞉ lho꞉ nyang꞉ gi booˮ bang ri moug꞉ coid mo khoʼ pyamCategory:Lashi terms with quotations#MO
- Then he split the light from the darkness
Derived terms
References
Latin

Noun
moCategory:Latin lemmas#MOCategory:Latin nouns#MOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#MO, historicalCategory:Latin terms with historical senses#MO) abbreviation of monētāriusCategory:Latin abbreviations#MO (moneyer, minter) in its various forms.
Lolopo
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-LoloishCategory:Lolopo terms inherited from Proto-Loloish#MOCategory:Lolopo terms derived from Proto-Loloish#MO *C-ma³ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-TibetanCategory:Lolopo terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#MOCategory:Lolopo terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#MO. Cognate with Burmese -မ (-ma.).
Suffix
moCategory:Lolopo lemmas#MOCategory:Lolopo suffixes#MOCategory:Lolopo entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (Yao'an) female
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-LoloishCategory:Lolopo terms inherited from Proto-Loloish#MOCategory:Lolopo terms derived from Proto-Loloish#MO *ma¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꂷ (ma), Naxi meel.
Noun
moCategory:Lolopo lemmas#MOCategory:Lolopo nouns#MOCategory:Lolopo entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (Yao'an) bamboo
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably inherited from French "moi/mon".”)Category:Requests for etymologies in Louisiana Creole entries#MO
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mo (first person singular, plural nouzòt, nou, no, objective mò, possessive determiner mô, possessive pronoun mokin, mochin)Category:Louisiana Creole lemmas#MOCategory:Louisiana Creole pronouns#MOCategory:Louisiana Creole personal pronouns#MOCategory:Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
- Mo té manké twa.
- I missed you.
Derived terms
- (prevocalic) m'
Mandarin
Romanization
mo (mo5 / mo0, Zhuyin ˙ㄇㄛ)Category:Hanyu Pinyin#MO0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#MO0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#MO0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#MO0Category:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麼 / 么, 麽 / 么, 么, 庅Category:Requests for cleanup in Hanyu Pinyin entries#MO0
moCategory:Hanyu Pinyin#MO0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#MO0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#MO0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#MO0Category:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- nonstandard spelling of mōCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#MO0
- nonstandard spelling of móCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#MO0
- nonstandard spelling of mǒCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#MO0
- nonstandard spelling of mòCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#MO0
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Matlatzinca
Noun
moCategory:Matlatzinca lemmas#MOCategory:Matlatzinca nouns#MOCategory:Matlatzinca entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
References
- Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)
Mauritian Creole
Etymology 1
From FrenchCategory:Mauritian Creole terms derived from French#MO moi (“me”).
Pronoun
mo (objective mwa)Category:Mauritian Creole lemmas#MOCategory:Mauritian Creole pronouns#MOCategory:Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- I (first-person singular nominative personal pronoun)
See also
Etymology 2
From FrenchCategory:Mauritian Creole terms derived from French#MO mot (“word”).
Noun
moCategory:Mauritian Creole lemmas#MOCategory:Mauritian Creole nouns#MOCategory:Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Alternative spelling: mot.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#MOCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#MO mā, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MO *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MO *meh₂-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
moCategory:Middle English lemmas#MOCategory:Middle English adjectives#MOCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Adverb
moCategory:Middle English lemmas#MOCategory:Middle English adverbs#MOCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: mo
References
- “mō, adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “mō, adv..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Norman terms inherited from Latin#MOCategory:Norman terms derived from Latin#MO mollis.
Adjective
mo mCategory:Norman lemmas#MOCategory:Norman adjectives#MOCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Derived terms
- molle hèrbe (“creeping soft grass; Yorkshire fog”)
- mollement (“softly”)
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Northern Sami entries#MO
Pronunciation
Adverb
mōCategory:Northern Sami lemmas#MOCategory:Northern Sami adverbs#MOCategory:Northern Sami interrogative adverbs#MOCategory:Northern Sami relative adverbs#MOCategory:Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of FinlandCategory:R:Álgu lacking id
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Believed to be from the noun moe.
Adjective
mo (neuter singular mo or mott, definite singular and plural mo or moe)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#MO moðr.
Alternative forms
Adjective
mo (neuter singular mo, definite singular and plural mo or moe)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 3
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#MO mór (“moor”).
Noun
mo m (definite singular moen, indefinite plural moer, definite plural moene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 4
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#MO moð.
Noun
mo n (definite singular moet, indefinite plural mo, definite plural moa or moene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
References
- “mo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#MO mór (“moor”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MO *mōraz.
Noun
mo m (definite singular moen, indefinite plural moar, definite plural moane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 2
Perhaps from the noun moe m.
Adjective
mo (neuter singular mo or mott, definite singular and plural mo or moe)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 3
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#MO móðr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MO *mōdaz.
Alternative forms
- mod (alternative spelling)
Adjective
mo (neuter singular mo, definite singular and plural mo or moe)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 4
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#MO moð.
Alternative forms
- mò (alternative spelling)
Noun
mo n (definite singular moet, indefinite plural mo, definite plural moa)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 5
From GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German#MO, originally moder.
Adverb
moCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk intensifiers#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- Used as an intensifier about loneliness
- Synonym: mutters
Etymology 6
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
moCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms#MOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- imperative of moa
References
- “mo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#MOCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#MO *mene, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MOCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MO *h₁mene, genitive of *éǵh₂. The Goidelic forms came from *mene being remodelled into *moweCategory:Undetermined language links#MOCategory:Undetermined links with redundant target parameters#MO by analogy with *towe (“your”) (whence do (“your”)).[1]
Pronunciation
Determiner
mo (triggers lenition)Category:Old Irish lemmas#MOCategory:Old Irish determiners#MOCategory:Old Irish possessive determiners#MOCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mo.
Descendants
References
- ↑ Peter C. H. Schrijver (1995), Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam; Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi, page 333.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mo”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Occitan
Pronoun
mo m (feminine ma, masculine plural mos)Category:Old Occitan lemmas#MOCategory:Old Occitan pronouns#MOCategory:Old Occitan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- my (possessive; belong to 'me')
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- m'o (pre-standardization spelling)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo
Contraction
mo (feminine ma, masculine plural mos, feminine plural mas)Category:Portuguese non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Portuguese contractions#MOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- contraction of me + o, literally “him/it to me”Category:Portuguese contractions#MO
Réunion Creole French
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Réunion Creole French terms inherited from French#MOCategory:Réunion Creole French terms derived from French#MO mot (“word”).
Noun
moCategory:Réunion Creole French lemmas#MOCategory:Réunion Creole French nouns#MOCategory:Réunion Creole French entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Samoan
Preposition
moCategory:Samoan lemmas#MOCategory:Samoan prepositions#MOCategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Sango
Pronunciation
Pronoun
moCategory:Sango lemmas#MOCategory:Sango pronouns#MOCategory:Sango entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Category:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MOFrom Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#MO mo. Cognates include Irish mo.
Determiner
mo (triggers lenition)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic determiners#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic possessive determiners#MOCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
See also
References
- Armstrong, R. A. (1825), “mo”, in A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts, London, →OCLC
Sicilian
Etymology
Unstressed monosyllabic form likely derived from Old CatalanCategory:Sicilian terms borrowed from Old Catalan#MOCategory:Sicilian terms derived from Old Catalan#MO mon, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Sicilian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#MOCategory:Sicilian terms derived from Vulgar Latin#MO *mum, reduced form of LatinCategory:Sicilian terms inherited from Latin#MOCategory:Sicilian terms derived from Latin#MO meum, from Proto-ItalicCategory:Sicilian terms inherited from Proto-Italic#MOCategory:Sicilian terms derived from Proto-Italic#MO *meos. Cognate with Old Occitan mo, French mon. Compare also the indirect (but homomorph) Scottish Gaelic and Irish mo. Doublet of meuCategory:Sicilian doublets#MO.
Pronunciation
- (Acireale, Buscemi) IPA(key): /mɔ/, [mɔ]Category:Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation#MO
- Rhymes: -ɔCategory:Rhymes:Sicilian/ɔ#MO
- Hyphenation: mo
Pronoun
mo m (feminine mea or mia or me', masculine plural mei or me' or miei, feminine plural mei or me' or miei)Category:Sicilian lemmas#MOCategory:Sicilian pronouns#MOCategory:Sicilian possessive pronouns#MOCategory:Sicilian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (dialectal variant) first-person masculine singular possessive pronoun, alternative form of meu
See also
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-moCategory:Swahili non-lemma forms#MOCategory:Swahili verb forms#MOCategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- present stem of -wamo (“to be (inside there)”)
- wamo ― they are insideCategory:Swahili terms with usage examples#MO
See also
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#MOCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#MO mór.
Noun
mo cCategory:Swedish lemmas#MOCategory:Swedish nouns#MOCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mo | mos |
| definite | mon | mons | |
| plural | indefinite | moar | moars |
| definite | moarna | moarnas |
Derived terms
Anagrams
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#MOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#MO *-mu (2sg. possessor and agent of passive verb). Compare Malay -mu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#MOCategory:Tagalog pronouns#MOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#MOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#MOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO (postpositive)
See also
| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| dual1 | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata | |
| plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin | |
| plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin | |
| First & Second | singular | kita2 | ||
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo | |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| plural | sila | nila | kanila | |
Further reading
Tuvaluan
Preposition
moCategory:Tuvaluan lemmas#MOCategory:Tuvaluan prepositions#MOCategory:Tuvaluan entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Tày bo, which suggests previous *ɓ-.
Noun
mo • (𥷺, 謨)Category:Vietnamese lemmas#MOCategory:Vietnamese nouns#MOCategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (botanyCategory:vi:Botany#MO) spathe of the areca tree
- quạt mo ― a fan made from areca spathesCategory:Vietnamese terms with usage examples#MO
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Of TaiCategory:Vietnamese terms borrowed from Tai languages#MOCategory:Vietnamese terms derived from Tai languages#MO origin, compare Thai หมอ (mɔ̌ɔ).
Noun
moCategory:Vietnamese lemmas#MOCategory:Vietnamese nouns#MOCategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
Particle
moCategory:Welsh lemmas#MOCategory:Welsh particles#MOCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO (causes soft mutation)
- (colloquialCategory:Welsh colloquialisms#MO) negative particle used when immediately preceding the definite article or a definite noun phrase
- Fwytais i mo'r moron. ― I didn't eat the carrots.Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#MO
- Wela i mo'r ffilm 'na. ― I will not see that film.Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#MO
- Chlywoch chi mo Owain. ― You didn't hear Owain.Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#MO
- Leician nhw mo wraig y dyn. ― They wouldn't like the man's wife.Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#MO
Usage notes
Because this form is used only when directly in front of a definite object, it only appears in the (non-periphrastic) preterite, future and conditional tenses.
In front of a pronoun, mo has personal forms the same as the preposition o:
See also
Mutation
Does not mutate.
West Makian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
moCategory:West Makian lemmas#MOCategory:West Makian verbs#MOCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (transitiveCategory:West Makian transitive verbs#MO) to swallow
- (transitiveCategory:West Makian transitive verbs#MO) to slurp up, to suck up
Conjugation
Etymology 2
For the semantic development of the interjection, compare Spanish ya (“already; come on!”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
moCategory:West Makian lemmas#MOCategory:West Makian adverbs#MOCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- alternative form of omo (“already”)
Interjection
moCategory:West Makian lemmas#MOCategory:West Makian interjections#MOCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
moCategory:West Makian lemmas#MOCategory:West Makian verbs#MOCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- (stativeCategory:West Makian stative verbs#MO) alternative form of mu (“ripe”)
Conjugation
References
Yao (Africa)
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : mo | ||
Etymology
Numeral
moCategory:Yao (Africa) lemmas#MOCategory:Yao (Africa) numerals#MOCategory:Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
Usage notes
This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. libweta limo (one box). See the Yao language article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Yoruba entries#MO
Pronoun
moCategory:Yoruba lemmas#MOCategory:Yoruba pronouns#MOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#MOCategory:Pages with entries#MOCategory:Pages with 52 entries#MO
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
| subject | object1 | emphatic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirmative | negative | ||||
| singular | 1st person | mo | n̄ / mi | mi | èmi |
| 2nd person | o | ọ / ẹ | ìwọ | ||
| 3rd person | ó | [pronoun dropped] | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | òun | |
| plural | 1st person | a | wa | àwa | |
| 2nd person | ẹ | yín | ẹ̀yin | ||
| 3rd person | wọ́n | wọn | wọn | àwọn | |