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Definitions and meaning of moc

moc

Translingual

Symbol

moc

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mocoví.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Mocoví terms

English

Etymology

Clipping of moccasin, from Powhatan makasin.

Pronunciation

Homophone: mock

Noun

moc (plural mocs)

  1. (informal) moccasin (type of shoe)

Derived terms

  • moc toe

Anagrams

  • .com, CMO, COM, Com., MCO, OMC, com, com-, com.

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mŭccus, an alternative form of mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmok]

Noun

moc m (plural mocs)

  1. mucus, phlegm
  2. snot
  3. candle drippings
  4. (figurative, colloquial) snub, rebuff
  5. snood (the flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)
  6. (nautical) martingale (spar used to strengthen the bowsprit)
  7. (botany) catkin
  8. (ichthyology) big salp (Salpa maxima) (type of fish)
Derived terms
  • moc de gall
  • mocar

Etymology 2

Claimed by the DCVB (Diccionari català-valencià-balear) to be derived from a nonexistent English bock, supposedly meaning "vase". Perhaps in reality a confusion with French bock (“beer stein”), from German Bockbier (“bock beer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔk]

Noun

moc m (plural mocs)

  1. (Menorca) vase, pitcher

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔk]
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Verb

moc

  1. first-person singular present indicative of moure (“I move”)

References

  • “moc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
  • “moc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “moc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “moc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech moc, from Proto-Slavic *moťь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmot͡s]
  • Hyphenation: moc

Noun

moc f

  1. power (control and influence over another)
    Strana získala moc díky vlivu svého charismatického vůdce. ― The party has won power thanks to the influence of its charismatic leader.
  2. potency
  3. force, forcefulness
  4. strength
  5. clout
  6. might
  7. sway
  8. authority, mastership
  9. warrant

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

moc

  1. too (to an excessive degree)
    Synonym: příliš
    Ten je moc velký. ― That one is too big.
  2. very much, a lot
    Synonyms: velmi, velice
    Já to ale moc potřebuju. ― But I need it very much.
    Děkuji moc. ― Thanks a lot.
    Mám tě moc ráda. ― I like you very much.

Further reading

  • “moc”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “moc”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “moc”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Lower Sorbian

Verb

moc impf

  1. superseded spelling of móc

Conjugation

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mȍťь. First attested in the first half of the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /mɔt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /mɔt͡s/

Noun

moc f

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) power (physical or spiritual strength)
  2. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) power (ability to influence)
  3. (attested in Greater Poland) force (unlawful force, violence; rape)
  4. (attested in Lesser Poland) force, power, authority (ability to do something in office)
  5. (attested in Silesia, Greater Poland) prestige, authority
  6. (attested in Greater Poland) legal legitimacy
  7. (attested in Greater Poland) right to something, entitlement, permission
    Synonym: prawo
  8. material means, resources, property
  9. (attested in Lesser Poland) power; organized force, fighting force, army

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Polish: moc
  • Silesian: moc
  • → Old Ruthenian: моцъ (mocʹ), моць (mocʹ)
    • Belarusian: моц (moc)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: муць (mucʹ)
    • Ukrainian: міць (micʹ); моц (moc) (obsolete)

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “moc”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “moc”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “moc”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “moc”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “moc”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish moc.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡s
  • Syllabification: moc

Noun

moc f

  1. (countable) power (physical or spiritual strength)
    Synonym: siła
  2. (uncountable) power (energy or force released by some device or phenomenon)
    Synonym: siła
  3. (uncountable, physics, mechanics) power, strength (measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time)
  4. (uncountable) power (effectiveness or ability to influence)
  5. (uncountable) power, strength; concentration (degree of concentration i.e. of an acid)
    Synonym: stężenie
  6. (uncountable) strength (ability to resist damage or destruction)
    Synonym: wytrzymałość
  7. (uncountable) force (legal validity)
    Synonym: prawomocność
  8. (countable) force, strength, power (ability to perform specific tasks in a production facility)
  9. (uncountable) force, strength, power (work done per unit of time)
  10. (uncountable) a lot; many; much
    Synonym: mnóstwo
  11. (in the plural) powers (mysterious forces or entities that are believed to cause unexplainable phenomena or events)
  12. (uncountable, obsolete, figuratively) strength (resilience, fortitude; bravery, valour)
  13. (uncountable, obsolete) emphaticness, perspicuity, explicitness
  14. (countable, obsolete) force, power (strength of a military unit)
  15. (uncountable, Middle Polish) strength (health of one's body)
    Synonym: zdrowie
  16. (countable, Middle Polish) property, trait
    Synonyms: cecha, właściwość
  17. (uncountable, Middle Polish) relevant sense, content, meaning
  18. (uncountable, Middle Polish, religion) God's omnipotence
    1. (uncountable, Middle Polish, religion) power given to people by God
  19. (countable, Middle Polish) miracle
    Synonym: cud
  20. (uncountable, Middle Polish, philosophy) form (in Aristotle's philosophy, the principle that shapes matter into a specific being)
  21. (uncountable, Middle Polish, biblical) host of heaven understood as an army of angels or as stars
  22. (uncountable, Middle Polish, biblical) heaven; sky
    Synonym: niebiosa
  23. (uncountable, Middle Polish, biblical) wealth, possessions
  24. (countable, Middle Polish, biblical) act, action; brave deed
  25. (countable, Middle Polish, biblical) stern facial expression
  26. (uncountable, Middle Polish, biblical) helmet
    Synonym: hełm
  27. (Middle Polish) power; Further details are uncertain.

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Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), moc is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 55 times in scientific texts, 15 times in news, 20 times in essays, 5 times in fiction, and 3 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 98 times, making it the 640th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Further reading

  • moc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • moce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • moc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “moc”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “MOC”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 20.04.2013
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “moc”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “moc”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “moc”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1019
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “moc”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “moc”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 114

Romanian

Noun

moc m (plural moci)

  1. alternative form of moacă

Declension

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish moc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡s
  • Syllabification: moc

Noun

moc f

  1. power; ability; skill

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Adverb

moc (not comparable)

  1. a lot, many [with genitive]
    Synonyms: dużo, (Cieszyn) godnie, hurma, mocka, (Cieszyn) norymnie, połno
  2. very
    Synonyms: bardzo, fest

Further reading

  • moc in silling.org

Source: wiktionary.org