molinum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Substantivization of the neuter of the adjective molīnus, from molō, or a shortening of saxum molīnum ("grinding stone").
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /moˈliː.num/, [mɔˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /moˈli.num/, [moˈliːnum]
Noun edit
molīnum n (genitive molīnī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a mill[1]
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | molīnum | molīna |
Genitive | molīnī | molīnōrum |
Dative | molīnō | molīnīs |
Accusative | molīnum | molīna |
Ablative | molīnō | molīnīs |
Vocative | molīnum | molīna |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
molīnum
- inflection of molīnus:
References edit
- molinum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)