moa
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Etymology
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə
Noun
moa (plural moas)
- Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]
- 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29:
- The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
- (Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.
Derived terms
- broad-billed moa
- bush moa
- coastal moa
- crested moa
- eastern moa
- giant moa
- heavy-footed moa
- lesser moa
- little bush moa
- Mantell's moa
- Mappin's moa
- moa bed
- moalike
- moan
- moa-nalo
- moa stone
- North Island giant moa
- slender moa
- South Island giant moa
- stout-legged moa
- upland moa
Translations
extinct bird
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Anagrams
Verb
moa
- to vomit
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Etymology
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
moa m (plural moa's)
- moa (extinct bird of the family Dinornithidae)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
- moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)
Declension
| Inflection of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | moa | moat | |
| genitive | moan | moien | |
| partitive | moaa | moia | |
| illative | moaan | moiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | moa | moat | |
| accusative | nom. | moa | moat |
| gen. | moan | ||
| genitive | moan | moien moain rare | |
| partitive | moaa | moia | |
| inessive | moassa | moissa | |
| elative | moasta | moista | |
| illative | moaan | moiin | |
| adessive | moalla | moilla | |
| ablative | moalta | moilta | |
| allative | moalle | moille | |
| essive | moana | moina | |
| translative | moaksi | moiksi | |
| abessive | moatta | moitta | |
| instructive | — | moin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Anagrams
Etymology 1
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- molar
- runner millstone
- Synonym: capa
- grindstone
- 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:
- que lle quebrantaron duas moas de moer ferramenta, que sían armadas et encabalgadas
- that they broke two grindstones used for sharpening tools, that were framed and mounted
- whetstone
- heap
- gizzard
Synonyms
Derived terms
- A Mo
- A Moa
- moa do siso
- moa do xuízo
- Moas
- Moás
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
moa
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of moer:
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
Etymology
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moa m (invariable)
Further reading
- moa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Romanization
moa
Noun
moa
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
Descendants
- → English: moa
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
Noun
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer, definite plural moaene)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Noun
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer or moaar, definite plural moaene or moaane)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
moa m animal (indeclinable)
- moa (any ratite of the order Dinornithiformes)
Further reading
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo‧a
Etymology 1
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
moa
- inflection of moer:
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Maori moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
Derived terms
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
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