Noun: moa
Gender: f
Hyphenation:
| Singular f | moa |
| Plural f | moas |
Sample Sentences
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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) [1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:]
Nouns inflected like moa
sedela,
semana,
estimulación,
sabela,
saboga,
sandía,
juventude,
difusión,
estremonía,
souria,
somana,
soneca,
soncha,
sirena,
expresión,
ordenança,
cobertura,
homosexualización,
ringleira,
comedela, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela. See: Latin Nouns '
mola', Portuguese Nouns '
mó', Spanish Nouns '
muela'.
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