See also: Moli, móli, molí, and mòlì

Aromanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mollis, mollem. Compare Romanian moale.

Adjective edit

moli

  1. soft

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

moli

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

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

moli

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

Fijian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

moli

  1. Generic term for any citrus fruit.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “moli”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 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 edit

Noun edit

moli

  1. mole

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

moli m (genitive singular mola, nominative plural molar)

  1. fragment, piece, crumb

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • mylja (to grind, to pulverize)

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

moli m

  1. plural of molo

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

moli m

  1. plural of mole

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

molī

  1. present passive infinitive of molō

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

mōlī f

  1. dative singular of mōlēs

Lower Sorbian edit

Noun edit

moli

  1. Superseded spelling of móli.

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

moli m animal

  1. genitive plural of mól
    Synonym: molów

Noun edit

moli m inan

  1. genitive plural of mol

Serbo-Croatian edit

Verb edit

moli (Cyrillic spelling моли)

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

Tok Pisin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Polynesian.

Noun edit

moli

  1. lemon

Derived terms edit

Tongan edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

moli

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

References edit

  • 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 edit

Verb edit

moli (transitive)

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

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *molọd, from Proto-Celtic *molātor, equivalent to mawl (praise) +‎ -i. Cognate with Irish mol (to praise).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

moli (first-person singular present molaf)

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

Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

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 edit

  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