mossa

See also: Mossa and mössa

Catalan

Etymology 1

From mos +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈmo̞.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmɔ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmɔ.sa]

Noun

mossa f (plural mosses)

1. groove, notch

   Synonym: osca

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈmu.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmo.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmo.sa]

Noun

mossa f (plural mosses)

1. female equivalent of mosso

Further reading

• “mossa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Hungarian

Etymology

mos (“to wash”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoʃːɒ]
• Hyphenation: mos‧sa
• Rhymes: -ʃɒ

Verb

mossa

1. third-person singular indicative present definite of mos
2. third-person singular subjunctive present definite of mos

Derived terms

• mossa kezeit

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔs.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔssa
• Hyphenation: mòs‧sa

Etymology 1

From mosso.

Noun

mossa f (plural mosse)

1. movement
2. move

   Datti una mossa! ― Get a move on!

Etymology 2

Participle

mossa f sg

1. feminine singular of mosso

Anagrams

• masso

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin mulsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuso/

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

mossa f (plural mossas)

1. moss

Synonyms

• mofa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: mos‧sa

Noun

mossa f (plural mossas)

1. a mark resulting from shock or pressure: trauma

   Synonym: trauma

2. cut, cavity

   Synonyms: corte, cavidade

3. incision made on the ears of livestock

   Synonym: entalhe

4. (figuratively) spiritual impression: commotion

   Synonym: comoção

5. (figuratively) moral imperfection

Swedish

mossa på stenmur [moss on a stone wall]

Alternative forms

• måßa (archaic)

Pronunciation

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Noun

mossa c

1. moss

Declension

Declension of mossa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mossa	mossas
	definite	mossan	mossans
plural	indefinite	mossor	mossors
	definite	mossorna	mossornas

Derived terms

• bladmossa
• spansk mossa
• spindelmossa
• vitmossa

Related terms

• mosse
• mossig

References

• “mossa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “mossa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “mossa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)