mula

Hills O., Roberto, et al. (2004) Diccionario lulu ña̱ sanyaꞌá xiinꞌ nya̱nya̱ = Pequeño diccionario ilustrado en el mixteco de Ayutla, Gro.‎^[1] (in Ayutla Mixtec and Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 7

Catalan Edit

Pronunciation Edit

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lə/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mules)

female equivalent of mul
tree spurge
Synonym: lleterassa
callus
garfish
Synonym: agulla prima

Derived terms Edit

mulassa

Corsican Edit

Una mula (1)

Una mula (2)

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmula/

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin mula, feminine of mulus.

Noun Edit

mula f (masculine mulu, plural mule)

she-mule

Etymology 2 Edit

From its scientific name Mola mola.

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mule)

sunfish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Synonyms Edit

pesciu tondu

References Edit

“mula” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Czech Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): [ˈmula]
Hyphenation: mu‧la
Rhymes: -ula

Noun Edit

mula f

mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
Synonym: mul

Declension Edit

Declension of mula (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	mula	muly
genitive	muly	mul
dative	mule	mulám
accusative	mulu	muly
vocative	mulo	muly
locative	mule	mulách
instrumental	mulou	mulami

Dharug Edit

Alternative forms Edit

mulla

Noun Edit

mula

man
- 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson:
  One of our party lifted with ease two of them from the ground, in spite of their efforts to prevent him, whereas in return, no one of them could move him. They called him ‘murree mulla’ (a large strong man).
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References Edit

Troy, Jakelin (1994). “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 66.

Dupaningan Agta Edit

Noun Edit

mula

crop; something to be planted

Franco-Provençal Edit

Noun Edit

mula f

female equivalent of mulèt (“mule”)

Gamilaraay Edit

Adjective Edit

mula

soft

References Edit

(2006). “Gaay Garay Dhadhin, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay Picture Dictionary”

Hausa Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mù.lá/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mʊ̀.lə́]

Verb Edit

mùla (grade 3)

(obsolete) to disappear, be gone

Higaonon Edit

Verb Edit

mula

to plant

Indonesian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Malay mula, from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mula/
Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun Edit

mula (first-person possessive mulaku, second-person possessive mulamu, third-person possessive mulanya)

origin

Affixed terms Edit

Italian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/
Rhymes: -ula
Hyphenation: mù‧la

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mule, masculine mulo)

she-mule

Anagrams Edit

Ulma

Latin Edit

Etymology Edit

Feminine of mūlus; mūlus +‎ -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation Edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.la/, [ˈmuːɫ̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/, [ˈmuːlä]

Noun Edit

mūla f (genitive mūlae); first declension

female mule, she-mule

Declension Edit

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mūla	mūlae
Genitive	mūlae	mūlārum
Dative	mūlae	mūlīs mūlābus
Accusative	mūlam	mūlās
Ablative	mūlā	mūlīs mūlābus
Vocative	mūla	mūlae

Related terms Edit

mūlus

Descendants Edit

Aragonese: mula
French: mule
Old Galician-Portuguese: mua, mũa
- Portuguese: mua
→ Galician: mula
→ Portuguese: mula

References Edit

“mula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“mula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
mula 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)

Lower Sorbian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmula/

Noun Edit

mula f (masculine equivalent mul)

female mule

Declension Edit

declension of mula

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mula	muli	mule
Genitive	mule	mulowu	mulow
Dative	muli	muloma	mulam
Accusative	mulu	muli	mule
Instrumental	mulu	muloma	mulami
Locative	muli	muloma	mulach

Noun Edit

mula

inflection of mul:
1. genitive/accusative singular
2. nominative dual

Malay Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation Edit

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [mulə, -la, -laʔ]
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [mula, -lə, -laʔ]
Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a

Noun Edit

mula (Jawi spelling مولا‎, informal 1st possessive mulaku, 2nd possessive mulamu, 3rd possessive mulanya)

the beginning, the start
dari mula lagi
since the beginning

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

Indonesian: mula

Verb Edit

bermula

(intransitive) to begin, start
Segalanya bermula di sini.
Everything begins here.

Verb Edit

memulakan

(transitive) to begin, to start, to commence
Mulakan enjin sekarang.
Start your engines now.

Maltese Edit

Root
w-l-j
8 terms

Etymology Edit

From Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.la/

Noun Edit

mula m (plural mwiel)

(obsolete) landlord

Derived terms Edit

Mulej

Old Spanish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmula/

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mulas)

mule
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38v.
  E dixo acab a abdias ue ala tŕa por las fontanas todas de las tŕas ¬ por las torriétes quiçab trobaremos yerba ont biuan los cauallos elas mulas e nó ṕdamos las beſtias.
  And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to every fountain throughout the land and to the brooks. Perhaps we will find grass on which the horses and mules can live, that we may not lose the beasts.”

Descendants Edit

Spanish: mula
- → Ayutla Mixtec: mula
- → Taos: mùlo’óna
- → Zacatepec Chatino: mùlyā

Polish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/
Rhymes: -ula
Syllabification: mu‧la

Noun Edit

mula f

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Declension Edit

Declension of mula

	singular	plural
nominative	mula	mule
genitive	muli	mul
dative	muli	mulom
accusative	mulę	mule
instrumental	mulą	mulami
locative	muli	mulach
vocative	mulo	mule

Noun Edit

mula m

genitive/accusative singular of mul

Adjective Edit

mula

feminine nominative/vocative singular of muli

Portuguese Edit

Etymology Edit

Learned borrowing from Latin mūla. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mua.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lɐ/

Rhymes: -ulɐ
Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mulas)

female equivalent of mulo
(figurative, derogatory) a stupid person (regardless of sex)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Romanian Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from French mouler.

Verb Edit

a mula (third-person singular present mulează, past participle mulat) 1st conj.

to mold

Conjugation Edit

conjugation of mula (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a mula
gerund			mulând
past participle			mulat
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	mulez	mulezi	mulează	mulăm	mulați	mulează
	imperfect	mulam	mulai	mula	mulam	mulați	mulau
	simple perfect	mulai	mulași	mulă	mularăm	mularăți	mulară
	pluperfect	mulasem	mulaseși	mulase	mulaserăm	mulaserăți	mulaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
subjunctive	present	să mulez	să mulezi	să muleze	să mulăm	să mulați	să muleze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		mulează			mulați
	negative		nu mula			nu mulați

Serbo-Croatian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin mūla.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mûla/
Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun Edit

mȕla f (Cyrillic spelling му̏ла)

mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Declension Edit

Declension of mula

	singular	plural
nominative	mȕla	mule
genitive	mule	mȗlā
dative	muli	mulama
accusative	mulu	mule
vocative	mulo	mule
locative	muli	mulama
instrumental	mulom	mulama

References Edit

“mula” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mùːla/

Noun Edit

múla f

mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Inflection Edit

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	múla
gen. sing.	múle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	múla	múli	múle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	múle	múl	múl
dative (dajȃlnik)	múli	múlama	múlam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	múlo	múli	múle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	múli	múlah	múlah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	múlo	múlama	múlami

Spanish Edit

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

mula

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Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old Spanish mula, from Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmula/ [ˈmu.la]
Rhymes: -ula
Syllabification: mu‧la

Noun Edit

mula f (plural mulas)

female equivalent of mulo (“mule”)
trash
(Latin America) traitor
(Mexico) a smart, somewhat abusive person

Hypernyms Edit

Coordinate terms Edit

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

→ Ayutla Mixtec: mula
→ Taos: mùlo’óna
→ Zacatepec Chatino: mùlyā

Swedish Edit

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

mula

Wikipedia ^sv

mula (1)

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

mula (verb)

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /²mʉːla/
Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Swedish mule, via German, from Latin mulus.

Noun Edit

mula c

mule (a generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)

Declension Edit

Declension of mula
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mula	mulan	mulor	mulorna
Genitive	mulas	mulans	mulors	mulornas

Related terms Edit

mulåsna

Etymology 2 Edit

From mule (“muzzle”).

Verb Edit

mula (present mular, preterite mulade, supine mulat, imperative mula)

(colloquial) to rub snow in someone's face
- 2006, “16-åring friad från snöbollsmisshandel [16-year-old released in court from snowball abuse]”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[2]:
  Kamraten sade i tingsrätten att han bara tog tag i 16-åringen och mulade honom med snö innan han släppte taget.
  His friend said in district court that he only grabbed the 16-year-old and rubbed snow in his face before letting go.
(by extension, colloquial) to rub something in someone’s face
- 2008, P J Anders Linder, “En ding, ding, ding, ding värld? [A mad, mad, mad, mad world?]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[3]:
  Bäst som Barack Obama stod och övade segergester framför hallspegeln ringde Reuters på dörren och mulade honom med gratulationstårtan.
  Just as Barack Obama stood in front of his hall mirror, practicing victory gestures, Reuters called on the door and rubbed a congratulatory cake in his face.

Usage notes Edit

This verb for rubbing snow in someone’s face is known for its many dialectal synonyms, and in a survey made in 2006 by the radio programme Språket i P1, they received 95 synonyms for this word based on 5800 replies, mula being the most common one.

Conjugation Edit

Conjugation of mula (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	mula		mulas
Supine	mulat		mulats
Imperative	mula		—
Imper. plural¹	mulen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mular	mulade	mulas	mulades
Ind. plural¹	mula	mulade	mulas	mulades
Subjunctive²	mule	mulade	mules	mulades
	Participles
Present participle	mulande
Past participle	mulad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms Edit

bryna (Gotland, Värmland)
gnosa (Västergötland)
grosa (Västergötland)
gura (Gothenburg)
göra (Västergötland)
kröna
molla
muddra (Roslagen)
mulla (Uppland)
myla (Östergötland)
mylla (Småland)
målla
möla (Västergötland)
mösa
pesa (Finland Swedish)
pula (Närke, Västmanland, Uppland, Hälsingland, Åland)
purra (Jämtland, Gästrikland)
sylta (Gothenburg)
tryna (Värmland)

Etymology 3 Edit

From Romani.

Verb Edit

mula

(slang) (intransitive) to die
(slang) (transitive) to kill somebody

References Edit

“Om 95 olika ord för att gnida in snö i ansiktet [About 95 different words for rubbing snow in someone’s face]”, in Språket i P1‎^[4], Sveriges Radio, 10 January 2006, retrieved 23 October 2019
mula in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Tagalog Edit

Alternative forms Edit

mola — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1 Edit

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla, “root; origin”).

Pronunciation Edit

Hyphenation: mu‧la
IPA^(key): /muˈlaʔ/, [mʊˈlaʔ]

Preposition Edit

mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)

from
Synonyms: galing, buhat

Noun Edit

mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)

(formal, archaic) origin
Synonyms: orihen, pinagmulan, pinanggalingan

Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Borrowed from Spanish mula.

Pronunciation Edit

Hyphenation: mu‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈmula/, [ˈmu.lɐ]

Noun Edit

mula (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)

mule

Etymology 3 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Hyphenation: mu‧la
IPA^(key): /muˈla/, [mʊˈla]

Verb Edit

mulá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ, complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula)

(obsolete) Alternative form of pumula: to turn red

Etymology 4 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Hyphenation: mu‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈmulaʔ/, [ˈmu.lɐʔ]

Verb Edit

mulà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ, complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula)

(obsolete) Alternative form of pumula: to criticize

References Edit

“mula”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 834.

Volapük Edit

Noun Edit

mula

genitive singular of mul

Warlpiri Edit

Noun Edit

mula

egg

Yogad Edit

Noun Edit

mulá

a plant

mula

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