mos

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mos"

Translingual

Symbol

mos

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mooré.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Moore terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

mos (plural mores)

1. (rare) singular of mores (“moral norms or customs”)

Etymology 2

Noun

mos

1. plural of mo (“month; molester”)

Anagrams

• OMS, OMs, SMO, SOM, Som., oms, osm, som, som'

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mos/

Etymology 1

From Dutch mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.

Noun

mos (plural mosse)

1. moss

Etymology 2

From Dutch most, from Latin mustum.

Noun

mos (uncountable)

1. must (unfermented or partially fermented grape juice)

Etymology 3

Adverb

mos

1. as you already know (see usage notes)

Usage notes

When used as an adverb, mos is used when what is being said is already known (or was known, but perhaps now forgotten) by the listener. For example, if Person A asks Person B, "gaan jy vandag inkopies doen?" (are you going to go shopping today?) and Person B replies, "ja, ek doen mos elke Maandag inkopies" (yes, I go shopping every Monday), then this implies that Person A should already know (or did know at some point, and perhaps forgot) that Person B goes shopping every Monday. If the fact that Person B goes shopping on Mondays was new to Person A, then Person B would reply without using "mos". It is thus also used when making a statement that, while possibly obvious to the listener, is intended to provide context for a following statement.