moka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moka"

English

Etymology 1

Probably from Italian moka.

Noun

moka (plural moka or mokas)

1. A moka pot.
   • 1997, Corby Kummer, The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 270:

     In a moka, water boils in a closed chamber with enough headroom to allow a head of steam to collect. The pressure from the steam forces the hot water to escape from the chamber and pass through the ground coffee.

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Moka exchange

Wikipedia

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

moka (uncountable)

1. A ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status.

Anagrams

• Kamo, Moak, Omak, amok, mako

Esperanto

Etymology

From moki +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoka]
• Rhymes: -oka
• Hyphenation: mo‧ka

Adjective

moka (accusative singular mokan, plural mokaj, accusative plural mokajn)

1. scornful

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from mokata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmokɑ/, [ˈmo̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ka

Noun

moka (colloquial)

1. blunder, gaffe, bad

   Sori, mun moka!

   Sorry, my bad!

Declension

Inflection of moka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		moka	mokat
genitive		mokan	mokien
partitive		mokaa	mokia
illative		mokaan	mokiin
		singular	plural
nominative		moka	mokat
accusative	nom.	moka	mokat
	gen.	mokan
genitive		mokan	mokien mokain rare
partitive		mokaa	mokia
inessive		mokassa	mokissa
elative		mokasta	mokista
illative		mokaan	mokiin
adessive		mokalla	mokilla
ablative		mokalta	mokilta
allative		mokalle	mokille
essive		mokana	mokina
translative		mokaksi	mokiksi
abessive		mokatta	mokitta
instructive		—	mokin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mokani mokani accusative nom. mokani mokani gen. mokani genitive mokani mokieni mokaini rare partitive mokaani mokiani inessive mokassani mokissani elative mokastani mokistani illative mokaani mokiini adessive mokallani mokillani ablative mokaltani mokiltani allative mokalleni mokilleni essive mokanani mokinani translative mokakseni mokikseni abessive mokattani mokittani instructive — — comitative — mokineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mokasi mokasi accusative nom. mokasi mokasi gen. mokasi genitive mokasi mokiesi mokaisi rare partitive mokaasi mokiasi inessive mokassasi mokissasi elative mokastasi mokistasi illative mokaasi mokiisi adessive mokallasi mokillasi ablative mokaltasi mokiltasi allative mokallesi mokillesi essive mokanasi mokinasi translative mokaksesi mokiksesi abessive mokattasi mokittasi instructive — — comitative — mokinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mokamme mokamme accusative nom. mokamme mokamme gen. mokamme genitive mokamme mokiemme mokaimme rare partitive mokaamme mokiamme inessive mokassamme mokissamme elative mokastamme mokistamme illative mokaamme mokiimme adessive mokallamme mokillamme ablative mokaltamme mokiltamme allative mokallemme mokillemme essive mokanamme mokinamme translative mokaksemme mokiksemme abessive mokattamme mokittamme instructive — — comitative — mokinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mokanne mokanne accusative nom. mokanne mokanne gen. mokanne genitive mokanne mokienne mokainne rare partitive mokaanne mokianne inessive mokassanne mokissanne elative mokastanne mokistanne illative mokaanne mokiinne adessive mokallanne mokillanne ablative mokaltanne mokiltanne allative mokallenne mokillenne essive mokananne mokinanne translative mokaksenne mokiksenne abessive mokattanne mokittanne instructive — — comitative — mokinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mokansa mokansa accusative nom. mokansa mokansa gen. mokansa genitive mokansa mokiensa mokainsa rare partitive mokaansa mokiaan mokiansa inessive mokassaan mokassansa mokissaan mokissansa elative mokastaan mokastansa mokistaan mokistansa illative mokaansa mokiinsa adessive mokallaan mokallansa mokillaan mokillansa ablative mokaltaan mokaltansa mokiltaan mokiltansa allative mokalleen mokallensa mokilleen mokillensa essive mokanaan mokanansa mokinaan mokinansa translative mokakseen mokaksensa mokikseen mokiksensa abessive mokattaan mokattansa mokittaan mokittansa instructive — — comitative — mokineen mokinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• vaatemoka

 

Further reading

• “moka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• amok, koma, mako

French

Etymology

From the French spelling of the Yemeni port town of Mocha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ka/

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Noun

moka m (plural mokas)

1. mocha (drink)
2. Variety of coffee originating from the city of Mokha in Yemen.
3. Savoy biscuit cake topped with coffee cream.

Derived terms

• crème de moka

Further reading

• “moka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔːka]
• Rhymes: -ɔːka

Verb

moka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mokaði, supine mokað)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to dig, to delve

   Synonym: grafa

2. (transitive, with dative) to shovel

   Synonym: skófla

Conjugation

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að moka
supine (sagnbót)		mokað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		mokandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég moka	við mokum	present (nútíð)	ég moki	við mokum
	þú mokar	þið mokið		þú mokir	þið mokið
	hann, hún, það mokar	þeir, þær, þau moka		hann, hún, það moki	þeir, þær, þau moki
past (þátíð)	ég mokaði	við mokuðum	past (þátíð)	ég mokaði	við mokuðum
	þú mokaðir	þið mokuðuð		þú mokaðir	þið mokuðuð
	hann, hún, það mokaði	þeir, þær, þau mokuðu		hann, hún, það mokaði	þeir, þær, þau mokuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	moka (þú)	mokið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	mokaðu	mokiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

moka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að mokast
supine (sagnbót)		mokast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		mokandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég mokast	við mokumst	present (nútíð)	ég mokist	við mokumst
	þú mokast	þið mokist		þú mokist	þið mokist
	hann, hún, það mokast	þeir, þær, þau mokast		hann, hún, það mokist	þeir, þær, þau mokist
past (þátíð)	ég mokaðist	við mokuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég mokaðist	við mokuðumst
	þú mokaðist	þið mokuðust		þú mokaðist	þið mokuðust
	hann, hún, það mokaðist	þeir, þær, þau mokuðust		hann, hún, það mokaðist	þeir, þær, þau mokuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	mokast (þú)	mokist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	mokastu	mokisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

mokast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	mokaður	mokuð	mokað		mokaðir	mokaðar	mokuð
accusative (þolfall)	mokaðan	mokaða	mokað		mokaða	mokaðar	mokuð
dative (þágufall)	mokuðum	mokaðri	mokuðu		mokuðum	mokuðum	mokuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	mokaðs	mokaðrar	mokaðs		mokaðra	mokaðra	mokaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	mokaði	mokaða	mokaða		mokuðu	mokuðu	mokuðu
accusative (þolfall)	mokaða	mokuðu	mokaða		mokuðu	mokuðu	mokuðu
dative (þágufall)	mokaða	mokuðu	mokaða		mokuðu	mokuðu	mokuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	mokaða	mokuðu	mokaða		mokuðu	mokuðu	mokuðu

mokaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

Anagrams

• koma

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

moka

Wikipedia ^it

Alternative forms

• Moka

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic المُخَا (al-muḵā), a port on the Red Sea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Hyphenation: mò‧ka

Noun

moka m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of moca

Noun

moka f (invariable)

1. moka pot

   Hypernym: caffettiera

Further reading

• moka in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• makò

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

moka

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǭka. Cognates include regional Serbo-Croatian мука/muka (“meal”), Slovak múka, Russian мука (muka). Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), German mengen (“to mix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòːka/

Noun

mọ́ka f

1. flour

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nominative	móka
genitive	móke
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	móka
genitive (rodȋlnik)	móke
dative (dajȃlnik)	móki
accusative (tožȋlnik)	móko
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	móki
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	móko

Further reading

• “moka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “moka”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references