moulin

See also: Moulin

English

Meltwater flowing into a moulin

Etymology

Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːlæn/

Noun

moulin (plural moulins)

1. (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

Translations

cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier

• Dutch: gletsjermolen m
• Esperanto: truego
• Finnish: jäätikkökaivo
• French: moulin (fr) m
• German: Gletschermühle (de) f
• Russian: муле́н m (mulén)
• Spanish: molino glaciar m

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum, from the adjective molīnus, from Latin molō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.lɛ̃/

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Noun

moulin m (plural moulins)

1. mill; windmill
2. (geology) moulin
3. (music) paradiddle

Derived terms

• être au four et au moulin
• moulin à café
• moulin à eau
• moulin à paroles
• moulin à poivre
• moulin à vent
• moulinette
• poivre du moulin

 

Related terms

• meule
• meunier
• moudre

Further reading

• “moulin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum.

Noun

moulin m (plural moulins)

1. mill

Descendants

• French: moulin
  • → English: moulin