molo
Finnish
Etymology
Probably an alteration of mela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmolo/, [ˈmo̞lo̞]
- Rhymes: -olo
- Syllabification(key): mo‧lo
Declension
Inflection of molo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | moloin | |
abessive | molotta | moloitta | |
comitative | — | moloineen |
Possessive forms of molo (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | moloni | molomme |
2nd person | molosi | molonne |
3rd person | molonsa |
Galician

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Alternative forms
- meolo, molo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmolo̝/
Noun
molo m (plural molos)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmolo̝/
References
- “molo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “molo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “molo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “medio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Hausa
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.
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- molo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *melō (“to grind”). Cognate with Latin mollis, Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal. See also English maelstrom.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.loː/, [ˈmɔɫ̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.lo/, [ˈmɔːlo]
Conjugation
Related terms
Descendants
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
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
Noun
molo m (definite singular moloen, indefinite plural moloer, definite plural moloene)
- a mole (breakwater)
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
molo m (definite singular moloen, indefinite plural moloar, definite plural moloane)
- a mole (breakwater)
Synonyms
Polish

molo
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian molo, from Ligurian, from Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos), μόλος (mólos), from Latin mōlēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.lɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
- Syllabification: mo‧lo
Usage notes
Sometimes used as an indeclineable noun, especially in the singular.
Declension
Derived terms
Spanish
Xhosa
Alternative forms
- mholo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mǒ̤ːlo] (reflecting the spelling mholo)
Interjection
mólo (singular)
Related terms
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