moce
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *moce, from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Tongan mohe, Māori moe). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
moce
- good night, farewell or goodbye
Verb
moce
- to sleep.
Derived terms
- imocemoce (“bed”)
- mata-mocemoce (“sleepyhead”)
- mocemata (“to nod off to sleep”)
- mocemoce (“rain tree”)
- vakamoce (“to farewell, to put to sleep”)
- veimoce (“to sleep with (the opposite sex)”)
References
- Gatty, Ronald (2009), “moce”, in Fijian–English Dictionary[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 172
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.t͡sɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔt͡sɛ
- Syllabification: mo‧ce
Noun
moce f
- nominative/accusative/vocative singular of moc
Portuguese
Etymology
The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.
Noun
moce n (plural moces, feminine moça, feminine plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)