mo- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• mu-

Etymology[edit]

Standardized form of mu-, from Proto-Philippine *-um-, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *-um-.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /mo/, [mɔ]

Prefix[edit]

mo- (complete ming-, mi-, ni-, contemplative mo-)

1. actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
   1. non-durative action, an action done without reference to duration; see Perfective aspect

      Coordinate terms: mag- (durative agent trigger), -on (non-durative patient trigger), paga- -on (durative patient trigger)

      Mokaon ko.

      I eat. (I is focused.)

   2. volitional action

      Wala siya mosulti

      He wouldn't say/refused to say

2. contemplative aspect of mo-

   Mokaon ko.

   I will eat.

   See Also

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Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /mo/

Prefix[edit]

mo-

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Etymology 1[edit]

1. (personal prefix, possessive) Used to form the second-person singular possessive of nouns: your. Can combine with relational words to form relational adverbs.

   nāntzintli (“mother”) → monāntzin (“your mother”)

   calli (“house”) → mocal (“your house”)

   -tlōc (“beside”) → motlōc (“beside you”)

Derived terms[edit]

Category Classical Nahuatl nouns prefixed with mo- not found

Etymology 2[edit]

1. (personal prefix, reflexive) Used to form the second and third person reflexive of transitive verbs: yourself, himself, theirselves. May also indicate reciprocity among the plural person: you/they ____ each other. For certain verbs, this imparts an intransitive sense rather than a strictly reflexive one.

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → timotitītza (“You stretch (yourself)”)

   itta (“to see something”) → motta (“He see himself, she sees herself”)

   -h (“(plural)”) → mottah (“They see themselves, They look at each other”)

   tolīnia (“to bother someone, to make suffer”) → ammotolīniah (“You (plrl.) suffer, You are bothered”)

2. (personal prefix, passive voice) Used to form the passive construct for inanimate nouns.

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → motitītza (“It is stretched”)

   itta (“to see something”) → motta (“It is seen, it is visible”)

   pāca (“to wash something”) → mopāca (“It is washed”)

Usage notes[edit]

As with the other reflexive prefixes and tla-, this prefixes causes deletion of initial i in verbs such as itta or ilpia, with the exception of verbs beginning with ih- such as ihquiti.

See also[edit]

• Category:Classical Nahuatl terms prefixed with mo-
• Category:Classical Nahuatl noun forms
• Appendix:Classical Nahuatl possessive prefixes

Guaraní[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• mbo- (for oral words)

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Used to form causative of verbs.

   mopu'ã

   to raise, to cause to rise

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Usage notes[edit]

This prefix is used when the following verb is nasal (as opposed to oral). If this verb were oral, the suffix mbo- would be used instead.

Northern Sotho[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Sotho[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Southern Pomo[edit]

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Alternative form of mu-

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Tehit m- (“third-person singular feminine prefix”).

Pronoun[edit]

mo- (Jawi مو-)

1. (feminine) third-person singular cl*tic, she

See also[edit]

References[edit]

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mo-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

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