Mokoš

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈmokoʃ]

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.

Mokoš m anim (female equivalent Mokošová)

1. a male surname

• “Mokoš”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.kɔʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔkɔʃ
• Syllabification: Mo‧koš

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh

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

• IPA^(key): /môkoʃ/

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.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkɔʃ]

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

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.

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

Mokoš m pers (female equivalent Mokošová)

1. a male surname

• “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

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

• IPA^(key): /mɔkɔ̀ːʃ/

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.

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

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

Mokoš f

2. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh