moli

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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]
[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 (citrus fruit), Tongan moli (citrus fruit), 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, pages 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]
    Declension of moli
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative moli molinn molar molarnir
accusative mola molann mola molana
dative mola molanum molum molunum
genitive mola molans mola molanna

Derived terms

[edit]
[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 (citrus fruit), Fijian moli (citrus fruit), 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]
Mutated forms of moli
radical soft nasal aspirate
moli foli unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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