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moil
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??l/
- Homophone: mohel
- Rhymes: -??l
Alternative forms
- moile, moyle
Etymology 1
From Middle English mollen (“to soften by wetting”), borrowed from Old French moillier with the same meaning, from Vulgar Latin *molli?, *molliare, from mollis (“soft”).
Verb
moil (third-person singular simple present moils, present participle moiling, simple past and past participle moiled)
- To toil, to work hard.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, "Of Plantations":
- Moil not too much underground, for the hope of mines is very uncertain, and useth to make the planters lazy in other things..
- 1693, John Dryden, Juvenal and Persius, "Tenth Satire of Juvenal":
- Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes.
- 1849, Charles Kingsley, "Alton Locke's Song":
- Why for sluggards cark and moil?
- 1625, Francis Bacon, "Of Plantations":
- (intransitive) To churn continually; to swirl.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Chapter 23:
- A crowd of men and women moiled like nightmare figures in the smoke-green haze.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Chapter 23:
- (Britain, transitive) To defile or dirty.
Noun
moil (countable and uncountable, plural moils)
- Hard work.
- 1928, Harry Lauder, Roamin' in the Gloamin', Chapter VII:
- I finally decided, my heart was really in my singing rather than in the drab, hardy soul- searing toil and moil of a collier's existence.
- 1928, Harry Lauder, Roamin' in the Gloamin', Chapter VII:
- Confusion, turmoil.
- 1948, Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, Part I, Chapter 5:
- Croft no longer saw anything clearly; he could not have said at that moment where his hands ended and the machine gun began; he was lost in a vast moil of noise out of which individual screams and shouts etched in his mind for an instant.
- 1948, Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, Part I, Chapter 5:
- A spot; a defilement.
Synonyms
- (hard work): labour, labor; toil; work
Translations
Etymology 2
Of unclear origin; possibly from French meule or Hebrew ????? (mohel, “ritual circumciser”), referring to the foreskin-like shape of the unwanted rim.
Noun
moil (plural moils)
- (glassblowing) The glass circling the tip of a blowpipe or punty, such as the residual glass after detaching a blown vessel, or the lower part of a gather.
- (glassblowing, blow molding) The excess material which adheres to the top, base, or rim of a glass object when it is cut or knocked off from a blowpipe or punty, or from the mold-filling process. Typically removed after annealing as part of the finishing process (e.g. scored and snapped off).
- (glassblowing) The metallic oxide from a blowpipe which has adhered to a glass object.
Synonyms
- (excess glass): overblow (blow molding), scrap
See also
- gather
- mold seam
- pontil mark
Anagrams
- Milo, OIML, limo, milo
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *?mw?j? (“bear”). Cognate with Thai ??? (m?i), Northern Thai ????, Lao ?? (m?), Lü ?? (?ii), Tai Dam ??, Shan ?? (m?i), Ahom ???????? (mii), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue. Compare Old Chinese ? (OC *me?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?i??/
Noun
moil
- bear (animal)
Synonyms
- duezmoil
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
moil m
- genitive of mol
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mol
Translingual
Symbol
mol
- (chemistry) mole.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mol (1897).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /mol/, /mo?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Noun
mol (plural mols)
- (chemistry, physics, dated) Alternative spelling of mole
Synonyms
- gram molecule
Anagrams
- LMO, Lom, OML, olm
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mol, from Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
mol (plural molle, diminutive molletjie)
- mole, mammal of the family Talpidae; also used of some similar but not closely related mammals.
Derived terms
- blindemol
Blagar
Noun
mol
- banana
References
- A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
Catalan
Verb
mol
- third-person singular present indicative form of moldre
- second-person singular imperative form of moldre
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mol]
- Hyphenation: mol
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *mo??.
Noun
mol m anim
- a moth belonging to the family Tineidae; a fungus moth
Declension
See also
- housenka
- motýl
Etymology 2
Noun
mol m inan
- mole (SI unit of measure)
Declension
Related terms
- molární
Further reading
- mol in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- mol in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
mol
- mole (unit of amount of substance)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
mol
- (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; ...
- Alfred Cortots indspilning af Chopins vals i a-mol; ...
- 2014, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, Musikken imellem noderne: Swing i klassisk musik, ISD LLC (?ISBN)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l/
- Hyphenation: mol
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch mol, from Old Dutch mol. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
mol m (plural mollen, diminutive molletje n)
- A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae.
- A European mole, Talpa europaea.
- A mole, an infiltrator, an infiltrant.
- Synonym: infiltrant
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French mol.
Noun
mol f (plural mollen)
- (music) flat (musical note)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from German Mol.
Noun
mol c (uncountable)
- (chemistry) A mole (unit of chemical quantity).
Derived terms
- molair
- molariteit
- nanomol
Anagrams
- olm
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l/
Adjective
mol
- form of mou used in the masculine singular before a vowel sound
Further reading
- “mol” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin mollis.
Adjective
mol
- soft
- flabby
- flexible
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese mole, from Latin mollis (“soft, weak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?l/
Adjective
mol m or f (plural moles)
- soft
- 1409, G. Pérez Barcala (ed.), 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 ?a 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
- 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 ?a pasta mole
- 1409, G. Pérez Barcala (ed.), A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus. Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:
- flexible, pliant
- weak, lacking strength
- (familiar, 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:
- dou? canado? 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
- dou? canado? de bjnõ mole aa bica do lagar por la medida de Monforte
- 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:
Antonyms
- (soft): duro
Derived terms
- amolecer
- amolegar
- esmolicar
- molar
- ollomol (“blackspot sea bream”)
- óso mol (“cartilage”)
Etymology 2
From German Mol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?l/
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- (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
- “mole” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “mole” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “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.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *mol?tor. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mol, Manx moyl.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /m??l?/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /m??l?/
Verb
mol (present analytic molann, future analytic molfaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)
- to commend, nominate, propose, praise, recommend, suggest
Conjugation
Mutation
Lote
Numeral
mol
- three
References
- Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)
Lower Sorbian
Noun
mol m
- Superseded spelling of mól.
Declension
Luxembourgish
Verb
mol
- second-person singular imperative of molen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
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 ?????? (smolž?, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”).
Noun
mol m
- mole (animal)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: mol
- Limburgish: mól
Further reading
- “mol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “mol (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German m?l, from Old High German m?l, from Proto-West Germanic *m?l, from Proto-Germanic *m?l? (“measurement; time; meal”). Cognate with German Mal, Mahl, English meal.
Noun
mol n
- meal
Related terms
- molzait
References
- “mol” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Middle English
Noun
mol
- Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- malte
Verb
mol
- simple past of male (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From German Mol, a clipping of Gramm-Molekül.
Noun
mol n (definite singular molet, indefinite plural mol, definite plural mola)
- (chemistry, physics) mole
Related terms
- molekyl
Etymology 2
From Old Norse m?l f.
Alternative forms
- mòl (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?l/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: mål
Noun
mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)
- a bank of gravel beach
- hard sand found under soil
Related terms
- mel m
Etymology 3
Compare mole, and Icelandic mol (“crushing”).
Noun
mol f (definite singular mola, indefinite plural moler, definite plural molene)
- small pieces
- food waste, fish waste
Etymology 4
Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).
Alternative forms
- mòl (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?l/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: mål
Noun
mol f (definite singular mola, uncountable)
- (collective) small and spread-out clouds
Etymology 5
From Old Norse m?lr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.
Noun
mol m (definite singular molen, indefinite plural molar, definite plural molane)
- Alternative spelling of mòl, form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by møll
Etymology 6
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
mol
- past tense of mala and male
Etymology 7
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
mol
- imperative of mola and mole
References
Anagrams
- lom, mol, mòl, olm
Polish
Noun
mol m inan
- mole (unit of amount)
Declension
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- mole (Portugal)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mol (“mole”), shortened form of Molekulargewicht (“molecular weight”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?m?w/
Noun
mol m (plural mols or moles)
- (Brazil) mole (unit of amount)
Related terms
- molar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani mol (“wine”)
Noun
mol n (plural [please provide])
- (slang) wine
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mol/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *mol?tor. Cognate with Irish mol, Manx moyl.
Verb
mol (past mhol, future molaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)
- praise
- recommend
Derived terms
- mì-mhol
Etymology 2
From Old Norse möl (“gravel”)
Noun
mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molan)
- shingly beach
Etymology 3
From English mole.
Noun
mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molaichean)
- mole (structure)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- mólo, m?l
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian molo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mô?l/
Noun
m?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- dock, pier (for ships)
Declension
References
- “mol” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Etymology 1
Shortening of molécula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mol/, [?mol]
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- mole (unit)
- Synonym: molécula gramo
Etymology 2
From Guanche [Term?].
Noun
mol m (plural moles)
- (Canarian) Artemisia thuscula
- Synonyms: incienso canario, ajenjo de Canarias
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [m?n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [m????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [m????]
- Phonetic: mon
Noun
mol
- (chemistry, physics) a mole
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l/
Noun
mol
- nasal mutation of of bol
Yurok
Noun
mol
- dung
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