moli

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See also: Moli, móli, molí, and mòlì

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mollis, mollem. Compare Romanian moale.

Adjective

moli

  1. soft

Derived terms

Related terms

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

moli

  1. inflection of molar (“to mock”):
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

moli

  1. inflection of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”):
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“id.”), Tongan moli (“id.”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

Noun

moli

  1. Generic term for any citrus fruit.

Derived terms

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moli”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 173-4
  • Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

moli

  1. mole

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

moli m (genitive singular mola, nominative plural molar)

  1. fragment, piece, crumb

Declension

declension of moli
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative moli molinn molar molarnir
accusative mola molann mola molana
dative mola molanum molum molunum
genitive mola molans mola molanna

Derived terms

Related terms

  • mylja (“to grind, to pulverize”)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.li/
  • Rhymes: -ɔli
  • Hyphenation: mò‧li

Etymology 1

Noun

moli m

  1. plural of molo

Etymology 2

Noun

moli m

  1. plural of mole

Etymology 3

Verb

moli

  1. inflection of molare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

molī

  1. present passive infinitive of molō

Etymology 2

Noun

mōlī f

  1. dative singular of mōlēs

Lower Sorbian

Noun

moli

  1. Superseded spelling of móli.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.li/
  • Rhymes: -ɔli
  • Syllabification: mo‧li

Noun

moli m animal

  1. genitive plural of mól
    Synonym: molów

Noun

moli m inan

  1. genitive plural of mol

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

moli (Cyrillic spelling моли)

  1. inflection of moliti:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Polynesian.

Noun

moli

  1. lemon

Derived terms

Tongan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“id.”), Fijian moli (“id.”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

Noun

moli

  1. any of a number of citrus fruits, not including lemons and limes
Derived terms

References

  • Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 490
  • Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

Etymology 2

Verb

moli (transitive)

  1. to break off a small piece (from something)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *molọd, from Proto-Celtic *molātor, equivalent to mawl (“praise”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Irish mol (“to praise”).

Pronunciation

Verb

moli (first-person singular present molaf)

  1. (transitive) to praise, to extol, to laud, to eulogize
    Synonyms: clodfori, canmol

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future molaf moli mawl, mola molwn molwch molant molir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		molwn molit molai molem molech molent molid
preterite molais molaist molodd molasom molasoch molasant molwyd
pluperfect molaswn molasit molasai molasem molasech molasent molasid, molesid
present subjunctive molwyf molych molo molom moloch molont moler
imperative — mola moled molwn molwch molent moler
verbal noun moli
verbal adjectives moledig
moladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future mola i, molaf i moli di molith o/e/hi, moliff e/hi molwn ni molwch chi molan nhw
conditional molwn i, molswn i molet ti, molset ti molai fo/fe/hi, molsai fo/fe/hi molen ni, molsen ni molech chi, molsech chi molen nhw, molsen nhw
preterite molais i, moles i molaist ti, molest ti molodd o/e/hi molon ni moloch chi molon nhw
imperative — mola — — molwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
moli foli unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “moli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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