Mokoš

See also: mokos

Czech

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmokoʃ]

Proper noun

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
   • 2023, Alec Palmer, Smrtící červ, NEMETON, page 241:

     Přesunul ruku k další modle – zpodobňovala bohyni plodnosti a úrody Mokoš.

     He moved his hand to another idol – it depicted the goddess of fertility and harvest Mokoš.

Declension

Declension of Mokoš (sg-only soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular
nominative	Mokoš
genitive	Mokoše
dative	Mokoši
accusative	Mokoš
vocative	Mokoši
locative	Mokoši
instrumental	Mokoší

Proper noun

Mokoš m anim (female equivalent Mokošová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Mokoš (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Mokoš	Mokošové
genitive	Mokoše	Mokošů
dative	Mokošovi	Mokošům
accusative	Mokoše	Mokoše
vocative	Mokoši	Mokošové
locative	Mokošovi	Mokoších
instrumental	Mokošem	Mokoši

Related terms

adjectives

• mokrý

nouns

• moč

verbs

• mákat impf
• močit impf
• moknout impf

Further reading

• “Mokoš”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkɔʃ/

Proper noun

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh

Declension

Declension of Mokoš

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Mokoš	—	—
Genitive	Mokošy	—	—
Dative	Mokošy	—	—
Accusative	Mokoš	—	—
Instrumental	Mokošu	—	—
Locative	Mokošy	—	—

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môkoʃ/

Proper noun

Mȍkoš f (Cyrillic spelling Мо̏кош)

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
   • 1919, Andrija Milčinović, Mali ljudi, Matica hrvatska, page 60:

     A Mokoš se bila stvorila vranom i sjela na sljeme doma čađavoga.

     And Mokosh turned into a crow and sat on the edge of the burrowed house.

Declension

Declension of Mokoš

	singular
nominative	Mȍkoš
genitive	Mȍkoši
dative	Mȍkoši
accusative	Mȍkoš
vocative	Mȍkoši
locative	Mȍkoši
instrumental	Mȍkoši

Related terms

adjectives

• mȍkar

nouns

• móča

verbs

• mákati impf
• mòčiti impf
• moknuti impf

Further reading

• “Mokoš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkɔʃ]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Proper noun

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
   • 2013, Martin Pukanec, Etymologický nákres slovanského sveta bohov a démonov (náboženstva a morálky Slovanov), Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, page 78:

     Bohyňa zeme Mokoš nemusela byť pozemskou bohyňou, jej podstata mohla byť napriek tejto jej funkcii nebeská.

     The earth goddess Mokosh did not have to be an terrestrial goddess, her essence could be heavenly despite this function.

Declension

Declension of Mokoš (pattern dlaň)

	singular
nominative	Mokoš
genitive	Mokoše
dative	Mokoši
accusative	Mokoš
locative	Mokoši
instrumental	Mokošou

Related terms

adjectives

• mokrý

nouns

• moč

verbs

• močiť impf
• moknúť impf

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mokoš m pers (female equivalent Mokošová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Mokoš (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Mokoš	Mokošovia	Mokošovci
genitive	Mokoša	Mokošov	Mokošovcov
dative	Mokošovi	Mokošom	Mokošovcom
accusative	Mokoša	Mokošov	Mokošovcov
locative	Mokošovi	Mokošoch	Mokošovcoch
instrumental	Mokošom	Mokošmi	Mokošovcami

Further reading

• “Mokoš”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔkɔ̀ːʃ/

Proper noun

Mokóš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
   • 2021, Nikolaj Mihajlov, edited by Monika Kropej Telban and Nejc Petrič, Zgodovina slovanske mitologije v XX. stoletju, Založba ZRC:

     To vlogo lahko prevzame Mokoš, edino žensko božanstvo Vladimirjevega panteona

     This role may be taken by Mokosh, the only female deity in Vladimir's pantheon.

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem
nominative	Mokóš
genitive	Mokóši
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Mokóš
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Mokóši
dative (dajȃlnik)	Mokóši
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Mokóš
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Mokóši
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Mokóšjo

Related terms

adjectives

• mọ́ker

nouns

• mọ́ča

verbs

• močīti impf
• mókniti impf

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkɔʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔkɔʃ
• Hyphenation: Mo‧koš
• Syllabification: Mo‧koš

Proper noun

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh

Declension

Declension of Mokoš (sg-only feminine soft stem)

	singular
nominative	Mokoš
genitive	Mokoše
dative	Mokoši
accusative	Mokoš
vocative	Mokoš
locative	Mokoši
instrumental	Mokošu