molar

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See also: mòlar and mołar

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

Noun[edit]

molar (plural molars)

  1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
    Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.
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Adjective[edit]

molar (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From mol(e) +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Adjective[edit]

molar (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
  2. (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
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Translations[edit]
relating to a complete body of matter
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Noun[edit]

molar (plural molars)

  1. (chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.
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Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

  1. molar; that grinds

Noun[edit]

molar f (plural molars)

  1. molar (back tooth)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

  1. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)
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Etymology 3[edit]

From mola (“coil of rope”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to coil (a rope)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)
infinitive molar
gerund molant
past participle masculine feminine
singular molat molada
plural molats molades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present molo moles mola molem moleu molen
imperfect molava molaves molava molàvem molàveu molaven
future molaré molaràs molarà molarem molareu molaran
preterite molí molares molà molàrem molàreu molaren
conditional molaria molaries molaria molaríem molaríeu molarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present moli molis moli molem moleu molin
imperfect molés molessis molés moléssim moléssiu molessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — mola moli molem moleu molin
negative (no) — no molis no moli no molem no moleu no molin

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of esmolar (“to sharpen”)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)
infinitive molar
gerund molant
past participle masculine feminine
singular molat molada
plural molats molades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present molo moles mola molem moleu molen
imperfect molava molaves molava molàvem molàveu molaven
future molaré molaràs molarà molarem molareu molaran
preterite molí molares molà molàrem molàreu molaren
conditional molaria molaries molaria molaríem molaríeu molarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present moli molis moli molem moleu molin
imperfect molés molessis molés moléssim moléssiu molessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — mola moli molem moleu molin
negative (no) — no molis no moli no molem no moleu no molin

Etymology 5[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish molar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (Castilianism, colloquial) to rule, rock
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)
infinitive molar
gerund molant
past participle masculine feminine
singular molat molada
plural molats molades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present molo moles mola molem moleu molen
imperfect molava molaves molava molàvem molàveu molaven
future molaré molaràs molarà molarem molareu molaran
preterite molí molares molà molàrem molàreu molaren
conditional molaria molaries molaria molaríem molaríeu molarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present moli molis moli molem moleu molin
imperfect molés molessis molés moléssim moléssiu molessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — mola moli molem moleu molin
negative (no) — no molis no moli no molem no moleu no molin

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Attested since the 14th century. Mol (“soft, tender”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

molar m or f (plural molares)

  1. soft, softer
    Synonym: mol
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Etymology 2[edit]

From mol +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

molar m (plural molares)

  1. (chemistry, physics) molar

Etymology 3[edit]

From Latin molaris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

molar m (plural molares)

  1. (anatomy) molar
    Synonym: moa

References[edit]

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

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

molar (strong nominative masculine singular molarer, not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) molar

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of molar (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist molar sie ist molar es ist molar sie sind molar
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative molarer molare molares molare
genitive molaren molarer molaren molarer
dative molarem molarer molarem molaren
accusative molaren molare molares molare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der molare die molare das molare die molaren
genitive des molaren der molaren des molaren der molaren
dative dem molaren der molaren dem molaren den molaren
accusative den molaren die molare das molare die molaren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein molarer eine molare ein molares (keine) molaren
genitive eines molaren einer molaren eines molaren (keiner) molaren
dative einem molaren einer molaren einem molaren (keinen) molaren
accusative einen molaren eine molare ein molares (keine) molaren

Further reading[edit]

  • “molar” in Duden online
  • “molar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua[edit]

Adjective[edit]

molar (not comparable)

  1. molar (pertaining to the molar teeth)

Noun[edit]

molar (plural molares)

  1. molar, molar tooth

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

molar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of molō

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

molar m

  1. indefinite plural of mol
  2. indefinite plural of mole

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧lar

Noun[edit]

molar m (plural molares)

  1. molar (back tooth)

Adjective[edit]

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)

  1. molar (of or relating to the molar teeth)
  2. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French molaire.

Adjective[edit]

molar m or n (feminine singular molară, masculine plural molari, feminine and neuter plural molare)

  1. molar

Declension[edit]

Declension of molar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite molar molară molari molare
definite molarul molara molarii molarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite molar molare molari molare
definite molarului molarei molarilor molarelor

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /moˈlaɾ/ [moˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧lar

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin molāris.

Adjective[edit]

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molares)

  1. molar
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

molar m (plural molares)

  1. molar
    Synonym: muela
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Caló molar.

Verb[edit]

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, rock (be pleasing)
    Synonym: gustar
    Mola un montón. ― That's great.
    La nueva chica me mola mucho.
    I really fancy the new girl.
    • 2018 September 24, “Lavapiés se hace con el título de barrio más ‘cool’ del mundo”, in El País‎[1]:
      "Se buscan los 50 barrios más cool del mundo". Para celebrar su 50º aniversario, la revista Time Out se propuso buscar las zonas que más molan de las ciudades más vibrantes del mundo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of molar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive molar
gerund molando
past participle masculine feminine
singular molado molada
plural molados moladas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present molo molastú
molásvos 		mola molamos moláis molan
imperfect molaba molabas molaba molábamos molabais molaban
preterite molé molaste moló molamos molasteis molaron
future molaré molarás molará molaremos molaréis molarán
conditional molaría molarías molaría molaríamos molaríais molarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mole molestú
molésvos2 		mole molemos moléis molen
imperfect
(ra) 		molara molaras molara moláramos molarais molaran
imperfect
(se) 		molase molases molase molásemos molaseis molasen
future1 molare molares molare moláremos molareis molaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative molatú
molávos 		mole molemos molad molen
negative no moles no mole no molemos no moléis no molen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

molar c

  1. (often in the plural) a molar (tooth at the back of the mouth)
    Synonym: oxeltand

Declension[edit]

Declension of molar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative molar molaren molarer molarerna
Genitive molars molarens molarers molarernas

Verb[edit]

molar

  1. present indicative of mola

References[edit]

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