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močia

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From moč-, an allomorph of mot-, the root underlying mótė (mother, wife).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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móčia f (plural móčios) stress pattern 1[2][3]

  1. (familiar, informal, dialectal, Eastern Aukštaitian) mother, mom, mum
    Synonym: (standard term) motina
    Gerai, visa pasakysiu močiai
    Okay, I'll tell mom everything
  2. old seed potato
    Aure močios dar nesugedę
    The old seed potatoes over there are not yet rotten

Usage notes

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  • Considered less respectful than mótina.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “móčia”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 408
  2. ^ močia”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  3. ^ močia”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024