мол

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

природно образувание мол

BER tentatively suggests origin from Proto-Slavic *molъ, derived via o-grade ablaut from the root of ме́ля (mélja, “to grind”). Compare Lithuanian malti (“to grind”), Latvian malt (“to grind”) (with o-grade).

Noun

мол • (mol) m (dialectal)

1. cavity, pocket, pothole (hole under a surface, usually obscured by a rock, vegetation, or filled with water)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

Derived terms

verbs

• (stative) моле́я (moléja)
• (iterative) моля́вя се (moljávja se)

 

nouns

• намо́л (namól)
• подмо́л (podmól)

 

Related terms

• мел (mel, “chalk, limestone; sandy hillock”) (dialctal)
• моле́ц (moléc, “moth”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мол²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 212

Etymology 2

структура мол

Borrowed from French môle.

Noun

мол • (mol) m

1. mole, pier (structure for separating bodies of water)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

Related terms

• молеку́ла (molekúla, “molecule”) (Latin borrowing)

References

• “мол¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мол¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 212

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Adjective

мол • (mol)

1. abundant, plentiful

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “мол”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔɫ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Moll.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (relational adjective молски)

1. minor (music)

   Antonym: дур (dur)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Mol.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (plural молови)

1. mole (unit of amount)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English mall.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (plural молови)

1. (colloquial) shopping mall

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол	молови
definite unspecified	молот	моловите
definite proximal	молов	моловиве
definite distal	молон	моловине
vocative	молу	молови
count form	—	мола

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moɫ]
• Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French môle.

Noun

мол • (mol) m inan (genitive мо́ла, nominative plural мо́лы, genitive plural мо́лов)

1. jetty, mole, breakwater, pier (protective structure to protect areas from sea waves)

Declension

Declension of мол (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́л mól	мо́лы móly
genitive	мо́ла móla	мо́лов mólov
dative	мо́лу mólu	мо́лам mólam
accusative	мо́л mól	мо́лы móly
instrumental	мо́лом mólom	мо́лами mólami
prepositional	мо́ле móle	мо́лах mólax

Etymology 2

From мо́лвить (mólvitʹ, “to say”).

Particle

мол • (mol)

1. (colloquial) (s)he says, they say (used informally to mark reported speech)

   Synonyms: де́скать (déskatʹ), де (de)

   Он мне говори́т, мол, дава́й де́ньги! ― On mne govorít, mol, daváj dénʹgi! ― He says to me, he says, "give me the money!"

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• мо́ло
• му̑л

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môːl/

Noun

мо̑л m (Latin spelling mȏl)

1. dock, pier (for ships)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
nominative	мо̑л	мо́лови
genitive	мо́ла	молова
dative	молу	моловима
accusative	мол	молове
vocative	моле	молови
locative	молу	моловима
instrumental	молом	моловима

Further reading

• “мол” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian مال (mâl).

Noun

мол • (mol)

1. cattle

Yagnobi

Etymology

From Tajik.

Noun

мол (mol)

1. cattle