moln

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German maln, malen, from Old High German malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”). Cognate with German mahlen.

Verb

moln

1. to grind

References

• “moln” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Swedish

ett moln

Etymology

From Old Swedish. Probably same root as mulen. According to SAOB, probably related to Danish mulm (“darkness”), Proto-Germanic *melhmô and Norwegian Nynorsk mol (“small clouds”) (used in parts of Trøndelag on the Swedish border, although Ivar Aasen doubt clarity of its etymology). Also compare Danish mul (“rain cloud”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 (milhma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːln/

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• IPA^(key): /mɔln/ (Southern, Western Sweden)

Noun

moln n

1. a cloud

   inte ett moln på himlen

   not a cloud in the sky

   rökmoln

   cloud of smoke

   • 1968, Lasse Berghagen, Benny Andersson, “Sagan om lilla Sofi [The Story of Little Sofi]”‎^[1]performed by Hep Stars:

     Då hörs en sång. Då syns ett moln av damm. En liten soldat marscherar vägen fram. Han har byxor med revär, och han har ett stort gevär. Han marscherar så kavat, en liten, stor soldat.

     Then a song is heard. Then a cloud of dust is seen [or "appears" or the like – literally translated]. A little soldier marches down the road [the road forth]. He has trousers with stripes [stripe – singular here, but could also be plural], and he has a big rifle. He marches with such pluck [so pluckily], a little, great soldier.

   • 1993, “Himlen är oskyldigt blå [The Sky is Innocently Blue]”, Kenneth Gärdestad (lyrics), Ted Gärdestad (music)‎^[2]performed by Ted Gärdestad:

     Nu tar molnen mark. Jag var förblindad av att solen sken så stark.

     Now the clouds [come down and] touch ground. I was blinded by the sun shining so bright [strong].

2. (computing) a cloud

Declension

Declension of moln

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	moln	molns
	definite	molnet	molnets
plural	indefinite	moln	molns
	definite	molnen	molnens

Hyponyms

• askmoln n (noun)
• bymoln n (noun)
• cirrusmoln n (noun)
• cumulusmoln n (noun)
• datormoln n (noun)
• fjädermoln n (noun)
• molnbank c (noun)
• molnfri (adjective)
• molngubbe n (noun)
• molntjänst n (noun)
• molntäcke n (noun)
• orosmoln n (noun)
• ovädersmoln n (noun)
• regnmoln n (noun)
• rökmoln n (noun)
• stackmoln n (noun)
• taggmoln n (noun)
• valkmoln n (noun)
• åskmoln n (noun)

Related terms

• molnig (“cloudy”)

See also

• sky

References

• “moln”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “moln”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “moln”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)