modli

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See also: módli

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -odli
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dli

Verb

modli (present modlas, past modlis, future modlos, conditional modlus, volitive modlu)

  1. (transitive) to mold, to cast, to model
    • 2000, Laimius Stražnickas, “Ceramikaĵoj”, in Monato, number 11, page 24:
      Ilin ŝi mem masonis, kaj en ili ŝi bakas siajn modlitajn anĝeletojn, vazojn, lumilojn, tablolampojn, diversspecajn potojn.
      She made them herself, and in them she bakes her modeled little angels, vases, lamps, table lamps, pots of various kinds.
    • 2003, Gilbert Ledon, “Misa mondo”, in Monato:
      Bedaŭrinde la plej fajnaj belec-reĝinoj, la stelulinoj, neniel eniras ĉi tiun normon pri proporcioj, tiel ke ni ne povas rekte modli artistan stelulinon por manekeno.
      Unfortunately, the finest beauty queens, the star girls, by no means fit this standard of proportions, so we cannot directly cast an artist star girl for a mannequin.
      A figurative use.
    • 2015, Hoikso, “Majstro de la tradicia ceramiko”, in Monato:
      Li ofte modlis el argilo diversajn objektojn.
      He often molded various objects from clay.

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Lower Sorbian

Verb

modli

  1. Superseded spelling of módli.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dli/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdli
  • Syllabification: mo‧dli

Verb

modli

  1. third-person singular present of modlić się