German

Noun

Moped m ‎(genitive Mopeds, plural Mopeds)

1. moped

English

Verb

moped

1. simple past tense and past participle of mope

Adjective

moped ‎(comparative more moped, superlative most moped)

1. Melancholic, dejected.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.iii.1.2:

     it so far troubles them, that they become quite moped many times, and so disheartened, dejected, they dare not come abroad […].

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Swedish moped.

Honda PA50 step-through moped (European market)

Alternative forms

• mo-ped

Noun

moped ‎(plural mopeds)

1. A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

Translations

See also

• scooter

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Swedish moped

Noun

moped m ‎(definite singular mopeden, indefinite plural mopeder, definite plural mopedene)

1. a moped

Derived terms

• mopedist

References

• “moped” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Swedish moped

Noun

moped m ‎(definite singular mopeden, indefinite plural mopedar, definite plural mopedane)

1. a moped

Derived terms

• mopedist

References

• “moped” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Blend of motor +‎ pedaler. Coined in 1952 by a Swedish motor journalist in the magazine Motor from tramp-cykel med motor och pedaler ("bicycle with engine and pedals").

Noun

moped c

1. moped (vehicle)

Declension

Related terms

• mopedist
• moppe
• EU-moppe