moci

See also: moći, moči, Moci, and mòcì

Czech

Alternative forms

• moct

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmot͡sɪ]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech moci, from Proto-Slavic *moťi.

Verb

moci impf

1. can, be able to
2. may, be allowed to
3. inflection of moc:
   1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	moci, moct	Active adjective	mohoucí
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	mohu, můžu (coll.)	můžeme	—	—
2nd person	můžeš	můžete	—	—
3rd person	může	mohou, můžou (coll.)	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive moci.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	mohl	mohli	—	—
masculine inanimate		mohly		—
feminine	mohla		—
neuter	mohlo	mohla	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	moha	—
feminine + neuter singular	mohouc	—
plural	mohouce	—

Related terms

• bezmoc
• bezmocný
• domoci
• moc
• mocenský
• mocipán
• mocnář
• mocnit
• mocnost
• mocný
• namoci
• nemoci
• plná moc
• pomoci
• umocnit
• vymoci
• zmocnit

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

moci

1. inflection of moc:
   1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• “moci”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “moci”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 餅(もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mot͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: mo‧ci

Noun

moci (first-person possessive mociku, second-person possessive mocimu, third-person possessive mocinya)

1. mochi (Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice)

Related terms

• moci daifuku

 

Further reading

• “moci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moťi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmot͡si/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmot͡si/

Verb

moci impf

1. can, be able to
2. may, be allowed to

Usage notes

• Instead of the 1st and 2nd person present forms, the form móž is sometimes used and is said to have originated from optative. Some other derived persons are also attested (móžta, móžme/móžmy, móžte).

Conjugation

Conjugation of moci (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
moci	moc	moženie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	mohu	móževě (-va)	móžem (-me/-my)	–	mozvě, mozěvě (-va)	mozme, mozěm (-me/-my)
2nd person	móžeš	móžeta	móžete	moz, mozi	mozta, mozěta	mozte, mozěte
3rd person	móže	móžeta	mohú	moz, mozi	mozta, mozěta	mozte, mozěte

	Sigmatic aorist			Asigmatic aorist
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	možech	možechově (-va)	možechom (-me/-my)	moh	mohově (-va)	mohom (-me/-my)
2nd person	može	možesta (-šta)	možeste (-šte)	može	možeta	možete
3rd person	može	možesta (-šta)	možechu	može	možeta	mohu (-ú)
	Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	možiech	možiechově (-va)	možiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	možieše	možiešta (-sta)	možiešte (-ste)
3rd person	možieše	možiešta (-sta)	možiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	mohl	mohla	mohli	možen	možena	moženi
Feminine	mohla	mohle	mohly	možena	moženě	moženy
Neuter	mohlo	mohle	mohla	moženo	moženě	možena

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	moha	mohúce		moh	mohše
Feminine	mohúci			mohši
Neuter	moha, mohúci			moh, mohši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of moci around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• bezmocný
• domoci
• moc
• mocenstvie
• mocnost
• mocný
• mocněti
• namoci
• pomoci
• vymoci
• vzmocněti

 

Descendants

• Czech: moci

See also

• musiti
• směti
• jmieti
• uměti

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “moci”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Romanian

Verb

a moci (third-person singular present mocește, past participle mocit) 4th conj.

1. Obsolete form of meci.

Conjugation

    conjugation of moci (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a moci
gerund			mocind
past participle			mocit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	mocesc	mocești	mocește	mocim	mociți	mocesc
	imperfect	moceam	moceai	mocea	moceam	moceați	moceau
	simple perfect	mocii	mociși	moci	mocirăm	mocirăți	mociră
	pluperfect	mocisem	mociseși	mocise	mociserăm	mociserăți	mociseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să mocesc	să mocești	să mocească	să mocim	să mociți	să mocească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		mocește			mociți
	negative		nu moci			nu mociți

References

• moci in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.t͡ʃi/

Verb

moci

1. (stative) to be blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of moci (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		timoci	mimoci	amoci
2nd person		nimoci	fimoci
3rd person	inanimate	imoci	dimoci
	animate	mamoci
imperative		—, moci	—, moci

Alternative forms

• moki

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics