Moos

See also: moos

English

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Moos

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Proper noun

Moos

1. A surname.

German

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Moos

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːs/

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• Rhymes: -oːs

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
• Moosfarn
• Torfmoos

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