mössa
Swedish
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Etymology
editFrom dialectal mössa, myssa, from Old Danish muts, myts, mytse, from Middle Low German mutze, mutse, mütze, mutisch, from a shortening of Middle Low German almutze, almüsse, almutisch, from Medieval Latin almucium.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- a soft cap designed to provide warmth in cold weather; a hat, a cap, a knit cap, a beanie, (Canada) a toque, etc.
- Det är kallt ute. Ta på dig en mössa.
- It is cold outside. Put on a hat.
- a brimless hat (with a soft crown) (of various other headgear)
- a chef's hat, a toque
- Synonym: kockmössa
- a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
- Synonym: skärmmössa
- a student cap
- Synonym: studentmössa
- a chef's hat, a toque
- (historical, politics) a member of Mösspartiet [the Caps party]
- Coordinate term: hatt (“hat”)
Usage notes
edit- Will confuse native speakers if called a hatt (“hat”) in (sense 1). Hats are stiff in Swedish.
- (sense 1) is the default intuition. Other headgear would only be called an unqualified mössa if clear from context.
Declension
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Derived terms
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- Swedish terms derived from Medieval Latin
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