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Albanian
Etymology
Probably from lengthened and diathematic e-grade form Proto-Albanian *mel-i-t-yo, from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to hesitate; bad, wrong, false”). Compare Greek μόλις (mólis, “with difficulty”), Old Irish mall (“be late”). Alternatively from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti.
Verb
molis (aorist molisa, participle molisur)
- to make weak, enfeeble, debilitate
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 203
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
molis
- second-person singular present subjunctive of molar (“to mock”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
molis
- second-person singular present subjunctive of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”)
Latin
Etymology 1
Noun
molīs f
- dative/ablative plural of mola
Etymology 2
Noun
mōlis f
- genitive singular of mōlēs
References
Lithuanian
Noun
mólis m stress pattern 1
- clay