moss

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
2. (countable) A kind or species of such plants.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
4. (UK, countable, regional, uncountable) A bog; a fen.
5. (countable, slang) A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To become covered with moss.
2. (transitive) To cover (something) with moss.
3. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To make a spectacular catch over 1 or multiple defenders.

Verb

To relax, chill out.

Sinonieme

lichen

seaweed

algae

bryophyte

slime

muscus

duckweed

musci

scum

mildew

sedge

soil

tartar

territory

verdigris

world

🗺️

waterweed

thallophytic plant

kind of aquatic plant

alga

water lichen

bamboo shoot

bryophyta

country

earth

foam

froth

ground

kelp

lichens

Vertalings

musgo

muschio

Moos

mousse

mos

musgo

molsa

muscus

musco

βρύο

طُحْلُب

yosun

μούσκλο

mossa

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɒs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: mos

Geërf van Old English: mos

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Moas

Verwante met Fries: moas

Verwante met Nederlands: mos

Verwante met Duits: Moos

Verwante met Deens: mos

Verwante met Sweeds: mossa

Verwante met Yslands: mosi

Verwante met Latyn: muscus

Verwante met Russies: мох

Verwante met Pools: mech

In summary

From Middle English mos, from Old English mos (“bog, marsh, moss”), from Proto-West Germanic *mos (“marsh, moss”), from Proto-Germanic *musą (“marsh, moss”), from Proto-Indo-European *mews- (“moss”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moas (“moss”), West Frisian moas (“moss”), Dutch mos (“moss”), German Low German Moss (“moss”), German Moos (which shows the same polysemy of "moss" and "bog, fen"), Danish mos (“moss”), Swedish mossa (“moss”), Icelandic mosi (“moss”), Latin muscus (“moss”), Russian мох (mox, “moss”), Polish mech. Doublet of mousse.