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Ancient Greek
Etymology
For μωλύω (mōlúō, “to parboil, scald, simmer”), compare κωλύω (kōlúō). Because of the unclear meaning and formation, this adjective is etymologically hard to assess. Connection with μέλεος (méleos, “idle, useless, vain”) does not explain the long vowel -ω-. Comparison with μῶλος (môlos, “toil and moil”) is mentioned by Pokorny. As Frisk remarks, everything remains hypothetical. According to Beekes, the suffix -υκ- looks Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̂ː.lys/ → /ˈmo.lys/ → /ˈmo.lis/
Adjective
μῶλῠς • (môlus) m or f (neuter μῶλῠ); third declension
- soft, weak, feeble
- Synonym: ἀφαυρός (aphaurós)
- weak in intellect, dull
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