mogio

See also: mộ gió

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Venetan mogio (soaked, damp), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (to soak), from Latin mollis (soft).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdʒo
  • Hyphenation: mò‧gio

Adjective

mogio (feminine mogia, masculine plural mogi, feminine plural mogie or moge)

  1. sluggish, listless, depressed, downcast, disheartened, crestfallen, dejected

Further reading

  • mogio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana