molt

See also: mòlt

English

Etymology 1

Verb

molt (third-person singular simple present molts, present participle molting, simple past and past participle molted)

1. US standard spelling of moult.

Noun

molt (plural molts)

1. US standard spelling of moult.

References

• Noah Webster (1828) “molt”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Verb

molt

1. (rare) simple past of melt

Anagrams

• LMTO, Motl

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan molt, from Latin multus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmol]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmolt]

Adjective

molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)

1. much, many

   Synonym: força

   Antonym: poc

Derived terms

• com a molt
• de molt
• molt de gust
• molta sort
• moltíssim
• per molts anys

Adverb

molt

1. very

   Synonym: força

   Antonyms: gaire, gens, poc, una mica

Noun

molt m (uncountable)

1. a lot, a great deal, a large amount

   Antonyms: poc, una mica

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin molitus. Compare Occitan mòut.

Alternative forms

• mòlt (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔlt]

Participle

molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)

1. past participle of moldre

References

• “molt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “molt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “molt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “molt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish molt (“wether”), from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɞl̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /mˠɞl̪ˠh/; /mˠɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /mˠɔl̪ˠh/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

molt m (genitive singular moilt, nominative plural moilt)

1. wether
2. (figuratively) sulky, morose person

Declension

Declension of molt (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative molt moilt vocative a mhoilt a mholta genitive moilt molt dative molt moilt forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an molt na moilt genitive an mhoilt na molt dative leis an molt don mholt leis na moilt

Mutation

Mutated forms of molt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
molt	mholt	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “molt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old French

Alternative forms

• mult, mout, multe, mot, mut

Etymology

From Latin multum (adverb), neuter of multus.

Adjective

molt m (oblique and nominative feminine singular molte)

1. much; many; a lot of

   moltes batailles

   many battles

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	molz	molte	molt
	oblique	molt			molte	molt
plural	subject	molt	moltes		molt
	oblique	molz			moltes	molt

Adverb

molt (invariable)

1. very, a lot, a great deal
   • 12th or 13th century, author unknown, Le Bouchier D'Abevile:

     A Abevile ot un bouchier,
     Que si voison orent molt chier.

     In Abbeville there was a butcher,
     Held in high esteem by his neighbors.

Synonyms

• (adjective): maint
• (adverb): maint, biau cop

Descendants

• French: moult

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (molt)
• mut on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-, source of French mouton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mol͈t]

Noun

molt m (genitive muilt, nominative plural muilt)

1. ram, wether

Declension

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	molt	moltL	muiltL
vocative	muilt	moltL	moltuH
accusative	moltN	moltL	moltuH
genitive	muiltL	molt	moltN
dative	moltL	moltaib	moltaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• moltán
• moltrad

Descendants

• Irish: molt
• Manx: mohlt
• Scottish Gaelic: mult

Mutation

Mutation of molt

radical	lenition	nasalization
molt also mmolt after a proclitic ending in a vowel	molt pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “molt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

molt m

1. Alternative form of mult

Mutation

Mutation of molt

radical	lenition
molt	mholt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.