Moos

See also: moos

English

Proper noun

Moos

1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːs/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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.

Derived terms

• bemoost
• Hornmoos
• Laubmoos
• Moosbeere
• Torfmoos
• Moosfarn

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Cognate with German Moos and Luxembourgish Moos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs
• Hyphenation: Moos
• Homophone: Mos

Noun

Moos n (nominative 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)

Declension

Declension of Moos

	singular		plural
	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	das	Moos	die	Moos
dative	dem	Moos	den/de	Moos

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

• Hornmoos
• Lafmoos
• Liewermoos

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