moina

See also: moină

Finnish

Noun

moina

1. essive plural of moa

Anagrams

• -nomia, moain, monia, omain, omani, omina

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Occitan amoinà (“to beg”), from Latin eleemosyna (“alms”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔjna̝/

Noun

moina m (plural moinas)

1. (derogatory) a fraud, a rascal, a trickster

   Synonyms: moinante, truán, tunante, tuno

Related terms

• moinante

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moina”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “moina”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moina”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

moina f (plural moine) (usually in the plural)

1. endearment
2. flattery
3. affectation

Anagrams

• -nomia, amino, amnio, animo, animò, imano, mainò, nomai

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• móina (oboslete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoj.nɐ/, /ˈmɔj.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: moi‧na

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Occitan amoinà (“to beg”) or French moine. Compare Galician moina.

Noun

moina m or f by sense (plural moinas)

1. (Portugal) beggar

   Synonyms: mendigo, pedinte, esmoleiro

2. (Portugal, informal) police officer

   Synonyms: bófia, policial, tira

3. (Portugal, derogatory, dated) rascal, trickster
4. (Porto) car guard (informally employed person in charge of finding parking spots for cars)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) arrumador, (Brazil) flanelinha

5. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) loafer, idler

Noun

moina f (plural moinas)

1. (Portugal, informal) police
2. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) loitering

   Synonyms: vadiagem, borga

3. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) laziness

   Synonym: preguiça

Derived terms

• andar à moina
• moinar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

moina

1. inflection of moinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “moina”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “móina” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “móina”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “moina”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “moina”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “moina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

From moină.

Verb

a moina (third-person singular present [please provide], past participle moinat) 1st conj.

1. to thaw

Conjugation

infinitive			a moina
gerund			moinând
past participle			moinat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	moin	moini	moină	moinăm	moinați	moină
	imperfect	moinam	moinai	moina	moinam	moinați	moinau
	simple perfect	moinai	moinași	moină	moinarăm	moinarăți	moinară
	pluperfect	moinasem	moinaseși	moinase	moinaserăm	moinaserăți	moinaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să moin	să moini	să moine	să moinăm	să moinați	să moine
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		moină			moinați
	negative		nu moina			nu moinați

    conjugation of moina (first conjugation, no infix)