molen

See also: Molen

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmɔ.len]

Verb

molen

1. third-person plural present indicative of moldre

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmo.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmo.len]

Verb

molen

1. third-person plural present indicative of molar (“to mock”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmɔ.len]

Verb

molen

1. third-person plural present indicative of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”)

Danish

Noun

molen c

1. definite singular of mole

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) meulen

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Noun

molen m (plural molens, diminutive molentje n)

1. mill

Derived terms

- general:

• draaimolen
• gehaktmolen
• gletsjermolen
• korenmolen
• molenaar
• molengang
• molensteen
• molentocht
• oliemolen
• papiermolen
• poldermolen
• rosmolen
• standerdmolen
• suikermolen
• van der Meulen
• van der Molen
• vreetmolen
• wanmolen
• watermolen
• watervluchtmolen
• weidemolen
• windmolen
• wipmolen
• zoutmolen

 

- toponyms:

• Achtse Molen
• Brandemolen
• Brouwersmolen
• Harenermolen
• Molenakker
• Molenbeek-Wersbeek
• Molenbeersel
• Molenbossen
• Molenbroek
• Moleneind
• Molenheide
• Molenhoek
• Molenlanden
• Molenrij
• Molenschot
• Molenstede
• Molenvliet
• Molenwijck
• Molenwijk
• Onder de Molen
• Oudemolen
• Pauwmolen
• Plasmolen
• Rietmolen
• Schorsmolen
• Stadhoudersmolen
• Wheermolen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: meule
• Berbice Creole Dutch: molo
• Jersey Dutch: mœl
• Negerhollands: mola, moela, mula
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: mola, mula (dated)
• → Lokono: molo

Galician

Verb

molen

1. third-person plural present indicative of mulir

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”). Cognate with German malen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːlən/
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Verb

molen (third-person singular present moolt, past participle gemoolt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to paint

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	molen
participle	gemoolt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	molen	—
2nd singular	mools	mol
3rd singular	moolt	—
1st plural	molen	—
2nd plural	moolt	moolt
3rd plural	molen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• Moler
• Molerei

Related terms

• Mol

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

Noun

mōlen f

1. mill

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• muelen

Descendants

• Dutch: molen
• Limburgish: meule

Further reading

• “muelin”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “molene”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page molene

Middle English

Noun

molen

1. Alternative form of moleyne

Spanish

Verb

molen

1. inflection of molar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

molen

1. definite singular of mol
2. definite plural of mol