Mosky

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Mosky is a family name of Jewish or Eastern European origin, borne by people in various countries
2. A surname found in several countries, of Eastern European or Jewish origin, carried by individual families
3. The name of a family line, typically Eastern European or Jewish in origin, shared by its members

Etymology: "Mosky" is a dialect adjective, recorded mainly in Scots and northern English, for weather that is damp, misty, or murky. Its root is probably "mosk," an old word for moisture or fine vapour. The exact origin of that root is uncertain, since the word survives mostly in regional speech rather than in the standard written record. The formation itself is simple. Adding "-y" to a noun for a substance gives an adjective meaning "having the quality of" it, the same pattern as "misty" from "mist." So "mosky" describes the air as if it were full of that damp vapour.

Synonyms: misty, murky