mol

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See also: Mol, mól, mòl, mõl, mōl, möl, m̄öl, moľ, møl, mǫl, Mól, and мол
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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

mol

  1. (chemistry) mole.

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Mol (1897).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məʊl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mol/, /moʊl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊl

Noun[edit]

mol (plural mols)

  1. (chemistry, physics, dated) Alternative spelling of mole

Synonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch mol, from Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol, mul, from Proto-West Germanic *mol, from Proto-Germanic *mulaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol (plural molle, diminutive molletjie)

  1. mole, mammal of the family Talpidae; also used of some similar but not closely related mammals.

Derived terms[edit]

Blagar[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. banana

References[edit]

Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Mol.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural moloù)

  1. (physics) mole

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

mol

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of moldre
  2. second-person singular imperative form of moldre

Czech[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmol]
  • Hyphenation: mol

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moľь.

Noun[edit]

mol m anim

  1. a moth belonging to the family Tineidae; a fungus moth
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative mol molové, moli
genitive mola molů
dative molovi, molu molům
accusative mola moly
vocative mole molové, moli
locative molovi, molu molech
instrumental molem moly
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m inan

  1. mole (SI unit of measure)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative mol moly
genitive molu molů
dative molu molům
accusative mol moly
vocative mole moly
locative molu molech
instrumental molem moly
Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • mol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • mol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • mol in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. mole (unit of amount of substance)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mol molet mol molene
genitive mols molets mols molenes

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. (music) minor
    • 2014, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, Musikken imellem noderne: Swing i klassisk musik, ISD LLC, →ISBN:
      Alfred Cortots indspilning af Chopins vals i a-mol; ...
      Alfred Cortot's recording of Chopin's waltz in A minor; ...

Dutch[edit]

Een mol. — A mole. (Talpa europaea)
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol, mul, from Proto-West Germanic *mol, from Proto-Germanic *mulaz.

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural mollen, diminutive molletje n)

  1. A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae.
  2. A European mole, Talpa europaea.
  3. A mole, an infiltrator, an infiltrant.
    Synonym: infiltrant
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Borrowed from French mol.

Noun[edit]

mol f (plural mollen)

  1. (music) flat (musical note)
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: mol

Etymology 3[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Borrowed from German Mol.

Noun[edit]

mol c (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A mole (unit of chemical quantity).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: mol

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mol

  1. form of mou used in the masculine singular before a vowel sound

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mollis.

Adjective[edit]

mol

  1. soft
  2. flabby
  3. flexible

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese mole, from Latin mollis (“soft, weak”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mol m or f (plural moles)

  1. soft
    • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:
      filla o vinagre ben forte e a greda alva muda et pouco de sal ben mundo, e amasa todo moi ben ata que se faça ende ũa pasta mole
      take a strong vinegar and ground white clay and a little salt, finely ground, and mix very well everything till it becames a soft paste
  2. flexible, pliant
  3. weak, lacking strength
  4. (informal, dated) wine (from viño mol, "soft wine")
    • 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:
      douſ canadoσ de bjnõ mole aa bica do lagar por la medida de Monforte
      two canados [64 liters] of soft wine in the winery, as they are measured in Monforte
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From German Mol.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural moles)

  1. (chemistry, physics) mole (in the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12)

References[edit]

  • “mole” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mole” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch mol, from German Mol.[1] Compare to Malay mol.

Noun[edit]

mol (plural mol-mol, first-person possessive molku, second-person possessive molmu, third-person possessive molnya)

  1. (chemistry) A mole (unit of chemical quantity).
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch mol, from French mol.[2]

Noun[edit]

mol (plural mol-mol, first-person possessive molku, second-person possessive molmu, third-person possessive molnya)

  1. (music) flat (musical note)
    Synonym: flet (Standard Malay)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC
  2. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[2], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *molātor. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mol, Manx moyl.

Verb[edit]

mol (present analytic molann, future analytic molfaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)

  1. to commend, nominate, propose, praise, recommend, suggest
    Mhol mo mhúinteoir mé.
    My teacher praised me.
Conjugation[edit]
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present molaim molann tú;
molair† 		molann sé, sí molaimid molann sibh molann siad;
molaid† 		a mholann; a mholas /
a molann*; a molas* 		moltar
past mhol mé; mholas mhol tú; mholais mhol sé, sí mholamar; mhol muid mhol sibh; mholabhair mhol siad; mholadar a mhol /
ar mhol* 		moladh
past habitual mholainn / molainn‡‡ mholtá / moltᇇ mholadh sé, sí / moladh sé, s퇇 mholaimis; mholadh muid / molaimis‡‡; moladh muid‡‡ mholadh sibh / moladh sibh‡‡ mholaidís; mholadh siad / molaidís‡‡; moladh siad‡‡ a mholadh /
a moladh* 		mholtaí / molta퇇
future molfaidh mé;
molfad 		molfaidh tú;
molfair† 		molfaidh sé, sí molfaimid;
molfaidh muid 		molfaidh sibh molfaidh siad;
molfaid† 		a mholfaidh; a mholfas /
a molfaidh*; a molfas* 		molfar
conditional mholfainn / molfainn‡‡ mholfá / molfᇇ mholfadh sé, sí / molfadh sé, s퇇 mholfaimis; mholfadh muid / molfaimis‡‡; molfadh muid‡‡ mholfadh sibh / molfadh sibh‡‡ mholfaidís; mholfadh siad / molfaidís‡‡; molfadh siad‡‡ a mholfadh /
a molfadh* 		mholfaí / molfa퇇
subjunctive present go mola mé;
go molad† 		go mola tú;
go molair† 		go mola sé, sí go molaimid;
go mola muid 		go mola sibh go mola siad;
go molaid† 		— go moltar
past dá molainn dá moltá dá moladh sé, sí dá molaimis;
dá moladh muid 		dá moladh sibh dá molaidís;
dá moladh siad 		— dá moltaí
imperative molaim mol moladh sé, sí molaimis molaigí;
molaidh† 		molaidís — moltar
verbal noun moladh
past participle molta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish mol (“axle”)

Noun[edit]

mol m (genitive singular moil, nominative plural moil)

  1. hub (center part of wheel), nave
    mol rotha ― nave or hub of a wheel
  2. (transport) hub (point where many routes meet)
  3. (networking) hub (computer networking device)
  4. (mechanics) boss (projection in centre of shield; protrusion)
    mol liáin ― boss of a propeller
  5. (geography) pole (of the earth)
  6. (rotating) shaft (any long, thin object)
    mol muilinn ― shaft of a millstone
  7. (mechanical engineering) spindle (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool)
  8. newel (central pillar of staircase)
    mol staighre ― newel of a staircase
  9. top, protuberant part
    mol uibhe ― top of an egg
    mol sléibhe ― a mountain top
    ar mhol a dhá ghlún ― on his bended knees (literally, “on the protuberant parts of his two knees”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mol moil
Vocative a mhoil a mhola
Genitive moil mol
Dative mol moil

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mol na moil
Genitive an mhoil na mol
Dative leis an mol

don mhol

leis na moil

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mol mhol not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Lote[edit]

Numeral[edit]

mol

  1. three

References[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m

  1. Superseded spelling of mól.

Declension[edit]

Declension of mol
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative mol mola mole
Genitive mola molowu molow
Dative moloju moloma molam
Accusative mola molowu mole, molow
Instrumental molom moloma molami
Locative molu moloma molach

Luxembourgish[edit]

Verb[edit]

mol

  1. second-person singular imperative of molen

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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From Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”). Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian molle (“mole”), Low German Mol, Mul (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”).

Noun[edit]

mol m

  1. mole (animal)

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measurement; time; meal”). Cognate with German Mal, Mahl, English meal.

Noun[edit]

mol n

  1. meal

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

mol

  1. simple past of male (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From German Mol, a clipping of Gramm-Molekül.[1]

Noun[edit]

mol n (definite singular molet, indefinite plural mol, definite plural mola)

  1. (chemistry, physics) mole
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse mǫl f.[1]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • mòl (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)

  1. a bank of gravel beach
  2. hard sand found under soil
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Compare mole, and Icelandic mol (“crushing”).

Noun[edit]

mol f (definite singular mola, indefinite plural moler, definite plural molene)

  1. small pieces
  2. food waste, fish waste

Etymology 4[edit]

Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).[1]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • mòl (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol f (definite singular mola, uncountable)

  1. (collective) small and spread-out clouds

Etymology 5[edit]

From Old Norse mǫlr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.[1]

Noun[edit]

mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)

  1. Alternative spelling of mòl, (pre-2012) alternative form of møll

Etymology 6[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mol

  1. past tense of mala

Etymology 7[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mol

  1. imperative of mola

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “mol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *molos, from Proto-Indo-European *molós, from *melh₂- (“to grind”) +‎ *-ós (agent suffix).

Noun[edit]

mol m (genitive muil)

  1. shaft of a mill

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative mol molL muilL
Vocative muil molL muluH
Accusative molN molL muluH
Genitive muilL mol molN
Dative mulL molaib molaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
mol
also mmol after a proclitic 		mol
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol m inan

  1. mole (unit of amount)

Declension[edit]

Declension of mol
singular plural
nominative mol mole
genitive mola moli
dative molowi molom
accusative mol mole
instrumental molem molami
locative molu molach
vocative molu mole

Further reading[edit]

  • mol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Mol (“mole”), shortened form of Molekulargewicht (“molecular weight”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: mol

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural mols or moles) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. mole (unit of amount)

Usage notes[edit]

In Portugal, mol is used to designate solely the symbol mol.

Related terms[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Romani mol (“wine”).

Noun[edit]

mol n (plural moluri)

  1. (slang) wine
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mol molul (niște) moluri molurile
genitive/dative (unui) mol molului (unor) moluri molurilor
vocative molule molurilor

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German Mol.

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural moli)

  1. (chemistry) mole (unit)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mol molul (niște) moli molii
genitive/dative (unui) mol molului (unor) moli molilor
vocative molule molilor

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from French môle.

Noun[edit]

mol n (plural moluri)

  1. breakwater, mole, groyne
Declension[edit]
Declension of mol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mol molul (niște) moluri molurile
genitive/dative (unui) mol molului (unor) moluri molurilor
vocative molule molurilor

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *molātor. Cognate with Irish mol, Manx moyl.

Verb[edit]

mol (past mhol, future molaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)

  1. praise
  2. recommend
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse möl (“gravel”).

Noun[edit]

mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molan)

  1. shingly beach

Etymology 3[edit]

From English mole.

Noun[edit]

mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molaichean)

  1. mole (structure)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mȏl m (Cyrillic spelling мо̑л)

  1. dock, pier (for ships)

Declension[edit]

Declension of mol
singular plural
nominative mȏl mólovi
genitive móla molova
dative molu molovima
accusative mol molove
vocative mole molovi
locative molu molovima
instrumental molom molovima

References[edit]

  • “mol” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Shortening of molécula

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmol/ [ˈmol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: mol

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural moles)

  1. mole (unit)
    Synonym: molécula gramo

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Guanche [Term?].

Noun[edit]

mol m (plural moles)

  1. (Canarian) Artemisia thuscula
    Synonyms: incienso canario, ajenjo de Canarias

Further reading[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. (chemistry, physics) a mole

Usage notes[edit]

  • Always pronounced with a final /n/ (despite this recommended spelling in textbooks), even in southern dialects.

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. nasal mutation of of bol

Yurok[edit]

Noun[edit]

mol

  1. dung
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