моли

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• мо́ли: IPA^(key): [ˈmɔli] (present indicative or aorist)
• моли́: IPA^(key): [moˈli] (aorist or imperative)

Verb

мо́ли • (móli)

1. third-person singular present indicative of мо́ля (mólja)

Verb

мо́ли or моли́ • (móli or molí)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of мо́ля (mólja)

Verb

моли́ • (molí)

1. second-person singular imperative of мо́ля (mólja)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *modliti (“to pray”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔli]

Verb

моли • (moli) third-singular present, impf (perfective замоли or намоли)

1. (transitive) to beseech, beg, implore, pray

Usage notes

• This verb isn't used to describe begging on the street - that would be expressed with the verb "проси".

Conjugation

Conjugation of моли (imperfective, present in -и)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	молел	—	adjectival participle	молен
feminine	молела	—	adverbial participle	молејќи
neuter	молело	—	verbal noun	молење
plural	молеле	—	perfect participle	молено
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	молам	молев	—	—
2nd singular	молиш	молеше	—	моли
3rd singular	моли	молеше	—	—
1st plural	молиме	молевме	—	—
2nd plural	молите	молевте	—	молете
3rd plural	молат	молеа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум молел		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам молено		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев молел		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав молено		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал молено		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе молам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам молено		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе молев		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав молено		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум молел		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал молено		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би молел		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал молено		conditional of има + perfect participle

Derived terms

• молба f (molba)
• молбен (molben)
• молитва f (molitva)
• молитвен (molitven)
• молитвеник m (molitvenik)
• молитви (molitvi)
• молител m (molitel)
• помоли (pomoli)
• помолува (pomoluva)
• се моли (se moli)
• се помоли (se pomoli)
• се помолува (se pomoluva)

References

• “моли” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

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Moksha

Etymology

Morphologically from молемс (moľems, “to go”) +‎ -и (-i, “[agentive suffix]”).

Verb

моли • (moľi)

1. third-person singular present indicative of молемс (moľems)

Noun

моли • (moľi)

1. passer-by
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     прохожий — ётай, моли

     prohožij — jotaj, moľi

     passer-by [in Russian] — passer-by

Declension

Definite declension of моли

	singular	plural
nominative	молись (moľiś)	молихне (moľihńe)
genitive	молить (moľiť)	молихнень (moľihńeń)
dative	молити (moľiťi)	молихненди (moľihńenďi)

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Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈlʲi]

Verb

моли́ • (molí)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of моли́ть (molítʹ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmolʲɪ]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) мо́ли • (móli) f anim or f anim pl

1. inflection of моль (molʹ, “clothes moth”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural
2. dative/prepositional singular of моль (molʹ)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmolʲɪ]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) мо́ли • (móli) m inan pl

1. nominative plural of моль (molʹ, “minor (music); mole (chemistry)”)
2. inanimate accusative plural of моль (molʹ)