moose
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From North-Eastern Algonquian language, perhaps Eastern Abenaki or Narragansett, mos (or something similar; Proto-Algonquian *mōswa), possibly meaning "he strips off [bark]."[1][2][3]
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moose (plural moose) or dated and rare, mooses
- (US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers. (British: elk).
- We saw two moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh.
Synonyms
- elk (British)
Derived terms
Translations
largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)
Ojibwe
Noun
moose (animate noun)
Inflection
- mooseg (plural)
- moosen (obviative)
- mooseng (locative)
- moosens (diminutive)
- moosenseg (plural)
- moosensen (obviative)
- moosenseng (locative)
Prenoun
moose- (lexical)
moose= (vowel root)
Derived terms
- moosesagad (intransitive verb, inanimate subject) - be a worm-eaten board/lumber/wooden object
- moosesagizi (intransitive verb, animate subject) - be a worm-eaten timber/tree
- moosewiingwe (intransitive verb, animate subject) - have acne on one's face - have a pimpley face
- moosewijiibik (animate noun, also moose-ojiibik) - wormwood - field sagewort
- moosewijiibikag (plural)
- moosewijiibikan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikeng (locative)
- moosewijiibikens (diminutive)
- moosewijiibikensag (plural)
- moosewijiibikensan (obviative)
- moosewijiibikenseng (locative)
- moose-ojiibik (animate noun, also moosewijiibik) - wormwood - field sagewort
- moose-ojiibikag (plural)
- moose-ojiibikan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikeng (locative)
- moose-ojiibikens (diminutive)
- moose-ojiibikensag (plural)
- moose-ojiibikensan (obviative)
- moose-ojiibikenseng (locative)
Transformations
- moose= (unaffected)
- mwaase= (initial change)
- maamoose= (reduplication)
Scots
Noun
moose (plural mooses)
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