moule
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French modle, an old (11th century) borrowing from Latin modulus (“measure”) (compare Catalan motlle). Doublet of module, a more recent borrowing.
Noun edit
moule m (plural moules)
- (art, manufacturing) mould (UK), mold (US)
- (typography) matrix
- (cooking) (cake) tin (UK), pan (US)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin *mŭsclus, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of muscle.
Noun edit
moule f (plural moules)
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inflected forms.
Verb edit
moule
- inflection of mouler:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of moudre
Further reading edit
- “moule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
moule
- Alternative form of molle (“mole”)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
moule
- Alternative form of mowlen
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
moule oblique singular, f (oblique plural moules, nominative singular moule, nominative plural moules)