molo

See also: moló, molò, mōlõ, moło, mólò, móló, mólô, mɔlɔ, and môłô

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmo.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmo.lo]

Verb

molo

1. first-person singular present indicative of molar (“to mock”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɔ.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔ.lo]

Verb

molo

1. first-person singular present indicative of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmolo]

Noun

molo n

1. catwalk, runway

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• přehlídkové molo n
• přístavní molo n

Further reading

• “molo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “molo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “molo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

Probably an alteration of mela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolo/, [ˈmo̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧lo

Noun

molo (vulgar)

1. penis

Declension

Inflection of molo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		molo	molot
genitive		molon	molojen
partitive		moloa	moloja
illative		moloon	moloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		molo	molot
accusative	nom.	molo	molot
	gen.	molon
genitive		molon	molojen
partitive		moloa	moloja
inessive		molossa	moloissa
elative		molosta	moloista
illative		moloon	moloihin
adessive		mololla	moloilla
ablative		mololta	moloilta
allative		mololle	moloille
essive		molona	moloina
translative		moloksi	moloiksi
abessive		molotta	moloitta
instructive		—	moloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of molo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moloni moloni accusative nom. moloni moloni gen. moloni genitive moloni molojeni partitive moloani molojani inessive molossani moloissani elative molostani moloistani illative molooni moloihini adessive molollani moloillani ablative mololtani moloiltani allative mololleni moloilleni essive molonani moloinani translative molokseni moloikseni abessive molottani moloittani instructive — — comitative — moloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative molosi molosi accusative nom. molosi molosi gen. molosi genitive molosi molojesi partitive moloasi molojasi inessive molossasi moloissasi elative molostasi moloistasi illative moloosi moloihisi adessive molollasi moloillasi ablative mololtasi moloiltasi allative molollesi moloillesi essive molonasi moloinasi translative moloksesi moloiksesi abessive molottasi moloittasi instructive — — comitative — moloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative molomme molomme accusative nom. molomme molomme gen. molomme genitive molomme molojemme partitive moloamme molojamme inessive molossamme moloissamme elative molostamme moloistamme illative moloomme moloihimme adessive molollamme moloillamme ablative mololtamme moloiltamme allative molollemme moloillemme essive molonamme moloinamme translative moloksemme moloiksemme abessive molottamme moloittamme instructive — — comitative — moloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative molonne molonne accusative nom. molonne molonne gen. molonne genitive molonne molojenne partitive moloanne molojanne inessive molossanne moloissanne elative molostanne moloistanne illative moloonne moloihinne adessive molollanne moloillanne ablative mololtanne moloiltanne allative molollenne moloillenne essive molonanne moloinanne translative moloksenne moloiksenne abessive molottanne moloittanne instructive — — comitative — moloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative molonsa molonsa accusative nom. molonsa molonsa gen. molonsa genitive molonsa molojensa partitive moloaan moloansa molojaan molojansa inessive molossaan molossansa moloissaan moloissansa elative molostaan molostansa moloistaan moloistansa illative moloonsa moloihinsa adessive molollaan molollansa moloillaan moloillansa ablative mololtaan mololtansa moloiltaan moloiltansa allative mololleen molollensa moloilleen moloillensa essive molonaan molonansa moloinaan moloinansa translative molokseen moloksensa moloikseen moloiksensa abessive molottaan molottansa moloittaan moloittansa instructive — — comitative — moloineen moloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• molopää

See also

• mela (“penis”)

Further reading

• “molo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Galician

Carro

Carro

Etymology 1

From a derivative of Latin medius.

Alternative forms

• meolo, molo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolo̝/

Noun

molo m (plural molos)

1. central piece of the Galician cart wheel, which is united on its extremes with the cambas, or curved pieces of the wheel's felly, and has in its center the wheel's nave

   Synonyms: mil, mión, miúl

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• miolo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolo̝/

Noun

molo m (plural molos)

1. Alternative form of miolo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “molo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “molo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “molo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /móː.lóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [móː.lóː]

Noun

mōlō m (plural mōlā̀yē, possessed form mōlon)

1. A three-stringed lute, sintir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: mò‧lo

Etymology 1

Of Ligurian origin, from Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos), μόλος (mólos), itself from Latin mōlēs.

Noun

molo m (plural moli)

1. jetty, pier, mole, quay, dock

Descendants

• → Danish: mole
• → English: mole
• → French: môle
• → German: Mole
• → Hungarian: móló
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: molo
• → Polish: molo
• → Russian: мол (mol)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

molo

1. first-person singular present indicative of molare

Further reading

• molo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• olmo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *melō (“to grind”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Latin mollis, Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal. See also English maelstrom.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔ.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔː.lo]

Verb

molō (present infinitive molere, perfect active moluī, supine molitum); third conjugation

1. to grind or mill

Conjugation

   Conjugation of molō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	molō		molis		molit		molimus		molitis		molunt
	imperfect	molēbam		molēbās		molēbat		molēbāmus		molēbātis		molēbant
	future	molam		molēs		molet		molēmus		molētis		molent
	perfect	moluī		moluistī		moluit		moluimus		moluistis		moluērunt, moluēre
	pluperfect	molueram		moluerās		moluerat		moluerāmus		moluerātis		moluerant
	future perfect	moluerō		molueris		moluerit		moluerimus		molueritis		moluerint
passive	present	molor		moleris, molere		molitur		molimur		moliminī		moluntur
	imperfect	molēbar		molēbāris, molēbāre		molēbātur		molēbāmur		molēbāminī		molēbantur
	future	molar		molēris, molēre		molētur		molēmur		molēminī		molentur
	perfect	molitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	molitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	molitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	molam		molās		molat		molāmus		molātis		molant
	imperfect	molerem		molerēs		moleret		molerēmus		molerētis		molerent
	perfect	moluerim		moluerīs		moluerit		moluerīmus		moluerītis		moluerint
	pluperfect	moluissem		moluissēs		moluisset		moluissēmus		moluissētis		moluissent
passive	present	molar		molāris, molāre		molātur		molāmur		molāminī		molantur
	imperfect	molerer		molerēris, molerēre		molerētur		molerēmur		molerēminī		molerentur
	perfect	molitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	molitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		mole		—		—		molite		—
	future	—		molitō		molitō		—		molitōte		moluntō
passive	present	—		molere		—		—		moliminī		—
	future	—		molitor		molitor		—		—		moluntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		molere			molī			molēns			—
future		molitūrum esse			molitum īrī			molitūrus			molendus, molundus
perfect		moluisse			molitum esse			—			molitus
future perfect		—			molitum fore			—			—
perfect potential		molitūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		molendī		molendō		molendum		molendō		molitum		molitū

Derived terms

• immolō
• molīnus
• molīnum

Related terms

• mola

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: molare
• Padanian:
  • Piedmontese: meule, meure
  • Romansch: moler, moller
• Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: môdre, môudre, muèdre
  • Oïl:

    Champenois: moure

    French: moudre

    Walloon: moure

• Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Aragonese: moler

    Ribagorçan: moldre, molre, muélre

  • Catalan: moldre, molre
  • Occitan: mòler

    Auvergnat: mòure

    Gascon: móler

    Languedocien: mòlre, mòldre, mòrre, muòlre, muòldre, mòrle, mòlle

    Limousin: mòure, mòudre

    Provençal: mòurre

    Vivaro-Alpine: mòure, mòre, móre, muóre

• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: moler
  • Mirandese: moler
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: moer
    • Galician: moer
    • Portuguese: moer
  • Spanish: moler
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: molere, moliri, moli

References

• “molo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “molo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• molo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “molo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin moles, via Italian molo.

Noun

molo m (definite singular moloen, indefinite plural moloer, definite plural moloene)

1. a mole (breakwater)

Synonyms

• bølgebryter

References

• “molo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin moles, via Italian molo.

Noun

molo m (definite singular moloen, indefinite plural moloar, definite plural moloane)

1. a mole (breakwater)

Synonyms

• bølgebrytar

Etymology 2

Verb

molo

1. (obsolete) past plural of mala

References

• “molo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

molo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.lɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Syllabification: mo‧lo

Noun

molo n (related adjective molowy)

1. pier (raised platform built from the shore out over water)

   Hypernyms: pomost, przystań

Declension

Declension of molo

	singular	plural
nominative	molo	mola
genitive	mola	mol
dative	molu	molom
accusative	molo	mola
instrumental	molem	molami
locative	molu	molach
vocative	molo	mola

Further reading

• molo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• molo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Verb

molo

1. first-person singular present indicative of molar

Xhosa

Alternative forms

• mholo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mǒ̤ːlo] (reflecting the spelling mholo)

Interjection

mólo (singular)

1. hello, a greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone's arrival or presence, also a welcome, into my village, home, or business!

Related terms

• molweni