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Translingual
Symbol
mol
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mol (1897).
Pronunciation
Noun
mol (plural mols)
Synonyms
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mol, from Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol, mul, from Proto-West Germanic *mol, from Proto-Germanic *mulaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
mol (plural molle, diminutive molletjie)
Usage notes
- Due to the abscence of "true" (talpid) moles in Africa, in everyday conversation the term may more commonly be applied to African mammals similar but not closely related to moles, such as golden moles and blesmols.
Derived terms
Blagar
Noun
mol
References
Breton
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mol m (plural moloù)
Catalan
Verb
mol
- inflection of moldre:
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moľь.
Noun
mol m anim
- a moth belonging to the family Tineidae; a fungus moth
Declension
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
mol m inan
- mole (SI unit of measure)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- mol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- mol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- mol in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒl
Noun
mol
- mole (unit of amount of substance)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
mol
- (music) minor
- 2014, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, Musikken imellem noderne: Swing i klassisk musik, ISD LLC, →ISBN:
- Alfred Cortots indspilning af Chopins vals i a-mol; ...
- Alfred Cortot's recording of Chopin's waltz in A minor; ...
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol, mul, from Proto-West Germanic *mol, from Proto-Germanic *mulaz.
Noun
mol m (plural mollen, diminutive molletje n)
- A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae.
- A European mole, Talpa europaea.
- A mole, an infiltrator, an infiltrant.
- Synonym: infiltrant
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
mol f (plural mollen)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: mol
Etymology 3
Noun
mol c (uncountable)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: mol
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
mol
- form of mou used in the masculine singular before a vowel sound
Further reading
- “mol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
Adjective
mol
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese mole, from Latin mollis (“soft, weak”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mol m or f (plural moles)
- soft
- 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:
- filla o vinagre ben forte e a greda alva muda et pouco de sal ben mundo, e amasa todo moi ben ata que se faça ende ũa pasta mole
- take a strong vinegar and ground white clay and a little salt, finely ground, and mix very well everything till it becames a soft paste
- flexible, pliant
- weak, lacking strength
- (informal, dated) wine (from viño mol, "soft wine")
- 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:
- douſ canadoσ de bjnõ mole aa bica do lagar por la medida de Monforte
- two canados of soft wine in the winery, as they are measured in Monforte
- 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "soft"): duro
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- (chemistry, physics) mole (in the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12)
References
- “mole” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “mole” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “mol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch mol, from German Mol. Compare to Malay mol.
Noun
mol (plural mol-mol, first-person possessive molku, second-person possessive molmu, third-person possessive molnya)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch mol, from French mol, mou, from Old French mol, from Latin mollem.
Noun
mol (plural mol-mol, first-person possessive molku, second-person possessive molmu, third-person possessive molnya)
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “mol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɔl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠɔlˠ/, /mˠɔl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠʌlˠ/, /mˠʌl̪ˠ/
- Homophone: moll (some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *molātor. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mol, Manx moyl.
Verb
mol (present analytic molann, future analytic molfaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)
- to commend, nominate, propose, praise, recommend, suggest
- Mhol mo mhúinteoir mé.
- My teacher praised me.
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “molaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 494
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Noun
mol m (genitive singular moil, nominative plural moil)
- hub (center part of wheel), nave
- mol rotha ― nave or hub of a wheel
- (transport) hub (point where many routes meet)
- (networking) hub (computer networking device)
- (mechanics) boss (projection in centre of shield; protrusion)
- mol liáin ― boss of a propeller
- (geography) pole (of the earth)
- (rotating) shaft (any long, thin object)
- mol muilinn ― shaft of a millstone
- (mechanical engineering) spindle (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool)
- newel (central pillar of staircase)
- mol staighre ― newel of a staircase
- top, protuberant part
- mol uibhe ― top of an egg
- mol sléibhe ― a mountain top
- ar mhol a dhá ghlún ― on his bended knees (literally, “on the protuberant parts of his two knees”)
Declension
Derived terms
- Mol Thuaidh (“North Pole”)
- Mol Theas (“South Pole”)
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mol”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 494
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mol | mhol | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 203, page 78
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “molaid “to praise””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mol “axle””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Lote
Numeral
mol
References
- Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)
Lower Sorbian
Noun
mol m animal
Declension
Luxembourgish
Verb
mol
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”). Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian molle (“mole”), Low German Mol, Mul (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”).
Noun
mol m
- mole (animal)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “mol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mol (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Noun
mol
- Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measurement; time; meal”). Cognate with German Mal, Mahl, English meal.
Noun
mol n
Related terms
References
- “mol” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
mol
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From German Mol, a clipping of Gramm-Molekül.
Noun
mol n (definite singular molet, indefinite plural mol, definite plural mola)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- mòl (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
Noun
mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)
Related terms
- mel m
Etymology 3
Compare mole, and Icelandic mol (“crushing”).
Noun
mol f (definite singular mola, indefinite plural moler, definite plural molene)
Etymology 4
Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).
Alternative forms
- mòl (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
Noun
mol f (definite singular mola, uncountable)
- (collective) small and spread-out clouds
Etymology 5
From Old Norse mǫlr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.
Noun
mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)
Etymology 6
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mol
Etymology 7
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mol
- imperative of mola
References
Anagrams
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *molos, from Proto-Indo-European *molós, from *melh₂- (“to grind”) + *-ós (agent suffix).
Noun
mol m (genitive muil)
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | mol | molL | muilL |
| Vocative | muil | molL | muluH |
| Accusative | molN | molL | muluH |
| Genitive | muilL | mol | molN |
| Dative | mulL | molaib | molaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| mol also mmol after a proclitic |
mol pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
mol m inan (related adjective molowy or molalny)
- (chemistry, physics) mole (unit of amount)
- (chemistry, physics) gram molecule (amount of a compound whose mass in grams is that of its molecular weight)
- Synonym: gramocząsteczka
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mol n
Further reading
- mol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mol (“mole”), shortened form of Molekulargewicht (“molecular weight”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mol m (plural mols or moles) (Brazilian spelling)
- mole (unit of amount)
Usage notes
In Portugal, mol is used to designate solely the symbol mol.
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Romani mol (“wine”).
Noun
mol n (plural moluri)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
mol m (plural moli)
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
mol n (plural moluri)
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *molātor. Cognate with Irish mol, Manx moyl.
Verb
mol (past mhol, future molaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse möl (“gravel”).
Noun
mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molan)
Etymology 3
Noun
mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molaichean)
- mole (structure)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mȏl m (Cyrillic spelling мо̑л)
Declension
Further reading
- “mol” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish
Etymology 1
Shortening of molécula
Pronunciation
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- mole (unit)
- Synonym: molécula gramo
Etymology 2
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- (Canarian) Artemisia thuscula
- Synonyms: incienso canario, ajenjo de Canarias
Further reading
- “mol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adverb
mol (not comparable)
- (in some expressions and compounds) completely
- mol allena
- all alone
Noun
mol c
Declension
| Declension of mol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mol | molen | mol | molen |
| Genitive | mols | molens | mols | molens |
References
- mol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Uzbek
Etymology
Noun
mol (plural mollar)
Declension
Vietnamese
Noun
mol
Usage notes
- Always pronounced with a final /n/ (despite this recommended spelling in textbooks), even in southern dialects.
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
mol
- nasal mutation of of bol
Yurok
Pronunciation
Noun
mol